Tyler Bradley Dykes

Tyler Bradley Dykes, 26, of Bluffton, South Carolina, who had a prior conviction tied to the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, grabbed and forcibly pulled away a Capitol Police officer's riot shield at the front of the mob during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, leaving the officer vulnerable as others pepper-sprayed him, then helped lead the push of officers up the Capitol steps before turning to perform a Nazi salute to the crowd. He was indicted on 10 counts, including robbery and civil disorder, and pleaded guilty in April to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, with the remaining charges dropped. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell sentenced him on July 19, 2024 to 57 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $22,000 in combined fines and restitution.