A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison.
Federal prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of five years and three months for Dykes.
“He directly contributed to some of the most extreme violence on the Capitol’s east front,” prosecutors wrote.
“Tyler hates his involvement in the Capitol riot,” his lawyers wrote.
Dykes denied that he performed a Nazi salute on Jan. 6, but prosecutors say his open-handed gesture was captured on video.
A photo shows him extending his right arm in a Nazi salute and carrying a lit torch in his left hand.
More than 1,400 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. »