US capitol rioter Kyle Young has been sentenced to seven years in prison, with the judge calling him a “one-man wrecking ball”. Young, 38, of Redfield, Iowa, helped in a sustained assault on a police officer on January 6, 2021.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson noted that Young admitted to helping in the assault during the riot. She gave Young credit for the 17 months he has been held since his arrest, meaning he is likely to serve nearly six years in prison.
The sentence is among the longest handed down so far for the riot, which halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory and sent members of Congress running for their lives. The biggest sentence of 10 years behind bars was given to a former New York City police officer who assaulted an officer at the Capitol with a metal flagpole.
