Photo from Department of Justice complaint A photo from Jeremy Sorvisto’s Facebook account appears to show him inside the U.S. Capitol Crypt on Jan. 6. Sorvisto is the second person from Houghton County arrested in connection with the riots. He made his first court appearance Tuesday.

HOUGHTON — On Wednesday morning, Hancock resident Jeremy Sorvisto appeared in federal court to be sentenced for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

The 37-year-old received 30 days incarceration and $500 in restitution at sentencing, which was carried out via remote hook-up.

During a Sep. 3 court appearance, Sorvisto pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Three additional misdemeanor charges — entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building — were dismissed.

Sorvisto was initially arrested on April 7, and had his first detention hearing on April 14.

In January, the FBI received a tip alerting them to social media posts created by Sorvisto’s fiancée, Ashley Aho. Photos that were briefly posted to Instagram showed Sorvisto traveling to Washington D.C. Surveillance videos from a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, also helped to confirm his presence.

Other photos recovered by authorities show Sorvisto inside the “Crypt” area of the US Capitol building, and later show him drinking from a green beer bottle on the building’s front steps.

The hotel surveillance videos also depict a person matching Sorvisto’s appearance entering the building with Karl Dresch, a Calumet resident who also participated in the capitol riot.

Dresch was initially charged with five counts, including a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding. In August, the 41-year-old pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor as Sorvisto — parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

For this charge, Dresch was sentenced to six months in jail, time that he had already served as he had been in custody since February, 2020. The four other charges, including the felony charge, were dismissed.

Dresh was also charged with $500 in restitution. The restitution payments will go towards the $1.5 million in total damage suffered by the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.