Tyler Dykes, 26, who said at sentencing he is supporting Trump to be president, pleaded guilty to assault chargesA Marine who stormed the US Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison.Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty US marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two police officers and used it to push his way through police lines during the attack by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters on 6 January 2021. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-07-20 01:41:19
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