Man Who Carried Tomahawk Into US Capitol on Jan. 6 Receives Prison Sentence

Marine veteran Alex Harkrider was previously found guilty of civil disorder and other charges.

This combination photograph shows Ryan Nichols and Alex Harkrider, left, outisde the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Alex Harkrider, right, inside the building on Jan. 6, 2021. DOJ via The Epoch Times

A U.S. military veteran was sentenced by a federal judge on May 23 to two years in prison after being convicted by the same judge of nine charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Alex Harkrider, 36, of Texas, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to two years of supervised release and must also pay $2,000 in restitution.