A rioter from the Jan. 6 Insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a felony and was sentenced to 8 months in prison on Monday. His case may serve as an indicator of how other rioters will be punished.

Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Florida man, is the first Capitol rioter charged with a felony. He pleaded guilty last month to obstructing congressional proceedings, specifically not allowing Congress to count electoral votes.

Hodgkins was seen on social media and security cameras inside the Capitol building wearing a Donald Trump t-shirt and carrying a Trump flag. His sentence will be shorter than the 1.5 years the Justice Department was asking for. Hodgkins was seeking probation.

Federal District Judge Rudolph Moss condemned Hodgkins’ actions calling them a grave offense against democracy. “He was staking a claim on the floor of the United States Senate, not with the American flag but with a flag declaring his loyalty to a single individual over the entire nation,” Moss said.

Moss added the damage the rioters caused “will persist in this country for decades.”

Nearly 550 rioters have been charged with at least one crime in connection to the events that took place on Jan. 6. The Justice Department says 230 face the same obstruction crimes Hodgkins faced.

Hodgkins has expressed regret for his actions, “I can say without a doubt I am truly remorseful and regretful of my actions, not because I face consequences, but because the damage that days incident caused and the way this country that I love has been hurt,” Hodgkins said.