A veteran charged in the Capitol riot was sentenced to home detention and probation after a fellow Marine identified him to the FBI

A military veteran from Missouri apologized for his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack before being sentenced to home confinement and supervised release on Wednesday.

A federal judge sentenced Carey Jon Walden, 48, to 30 days of home confinement, three years of parole, and 60 hours of community service. He will have to pay $500 for the damage to the Capitol building.

Both a Navy and Marine Corps veteran, Walden pleaded guilty to a charge of parading, demonstrating, or picketing a Capitol building in October.

The veteran was charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol building after he participated in the riot. Several Capitol rioters have been offered the lesser parading charge in exchange for their guilty pleas, as the government works to prosecute the more than 750 people arrested in connection to the attack.

"If I could take it all back, I would," he said. I didn't see a lot of what I saw on TV. I'm really ashamed of myself that I was a part of that day.

According to charging documents, the man took a bus from Kansas City to DC to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally. The bus ticket was given to him by a friend.

According to charging documents, a fellow Marine who was supervised by Walden reported his presence at the Capitol on January 6 to the FBI. The unnamed person told investigators that he saw a video on Facebook Live that showed the man climbing the Capitol walls. According to court documents, the person who tipped off the FBI took multiple pictures of the posts.
After the siege, he provided photos and videos to law enforcement, prosecutors said.

A man stands in front of a monument.

The Department of Justice.

The veteran did not hurt anyone, damage property, or carry weapons during the attack, but he was prepared for possible violence when he traveled to Washington, DC, prosecutors said in a prior sentencing recommendation.
He wore a gas mask inside the US Capitol Building.

Prosecutors said that his conduct on January 6 was all the more troubling because of his 12 years of service in the Navy and Marine Corps.

In a letter to the judge earlier this month, Walden emphasized his remorse, saying he got caught up in the moment.

"Staying away from all of it would have been the smart thing to have done," he said. I did not want to destroy property, attack police officers or try and overthrow the government.

An attorney for Walden didn't respond to Insider's request for comment.