A Carthage man was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

Alex Kirk Harkrider, 36, also was given two years supervised release and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in the District of Columbia District Court, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

Harkrider was convicted of felony charges of civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

In addition to the felonies, Harkrider also was found guilty of misdemeanor charges of theft of government property, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

Harkrider was charged alongside Ryan Nichols of Longview, with federal officials saying the pair traveled to Washington, D.C. in January 2021 based on their belief that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Nichols, 32, was sentenced earlier this month to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

Both men “exchanged text messages in the preceding days, planning and organizing for the trip,” the DOJ said.

“In one message, Nichols sent Harkrider a photograph of body armor and pricing, stating that the body armor would protect against various bullets. In another series of messages to Harkrider, Nichols stated, ‘Dad and I are building a gun container in the truck today. Just know I have intel that Washington will be a warzone. Big possibility that actual battle goes down.’”

DOJ officials said Harkrider and Nichols attended a rally on Jan. 5, 2021, and the “Stop the Steal” rally the next day before marching toward the Capitol building, at which point they and a large crowd of rioters attempted to storm the building. Harkrider was accused of carrying a tomahawk axe and wearing body armor.

“The two joined a large crowd of rioters that had gathered in front of an arched entrance to the Lower West Terrace doors, also known as the Tunnel,” the DOJ said. “This was the site of some of the most violent assaults on law enforcement officers on January 6th. Rioters at the Tunnel battled officers for hours as they attempted to storm the Capitol building.”

Harkrider and Nichols entered the Capitol building through a broken window around 4:13 p.m. that day, the DOJ said.

“Before entering the Capitol, Harkrider pumped his fist in the air,” the DOJ said. “Harkrider and Nichols then emerged from the room and stood on a window ledge. From the ledge, Nichols, using a bullhorn, shouted to other rioters, ‘Get in the building, this is your country, get in the building, we will not be told ‘No’,’ ‘This is the second revolution,’ ‘This is not a peaceful protest,’ and ‘If you have a weapon, you need to get your weapon!’”

Harkrider was accused of picking up a piece of broken furniture from the Capitol and taking it home to Texas; it was found during the execution of a search warrant at Harkrider’s home.

The FBI arrested Harkrider on Jan. 18, 2021, in Texas.

Harkrider was found guilty on all counts after a short bench trial held in the District Court of Columbia in Washington, D.C. earlier this year.