Charlottesville tiki torch carrier pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot case

NBC News— A former Marine who carried a tiki torch ahead of a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tyler Bradley Dykes, of Bluffton, S.C., pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers who were protecting the Capitol. The crime carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to three years supervised release, according to the plea agreement....

KLFY—Louisiana man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach case. A 27-year-old Covington man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

WGNO—Covington man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach case. A 27-year-old Covington man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach.

WBRZ—Covington man pleads guilty to felony charges in connection to Jan. 6 Capitol riots. WASHINGTON - A Louisiana man pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges for his involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Colby Purkel, 27, pleaded guilty to civil disorder. He and his father, Willard Purkel Jr., 51, were originally charged together on one count of civil disorder and several misdemeanors.Court documents indicate that on Jan. 6 around 3 p.m. Colby Purkel joined a crowd of rioters on the east side of the U.S. Capitol, where the group entered by force as law enforcement...