A U.S. Navy veteran, who attempted to breach the gate at the FBI’s Atlanta office last year, won’t have to go back to prison but will spend the next 21 years paying back more than $25,000 in restitution to the federal government as part of his sentence.

Ervin Lee Bolling, from South Carolina, originally pleaded guilty in April to one count of destruction of government property related to the April 1, 2024, incident.

He was arrested and spent about six weeks in federal custody before being granted a signature bond and released to a local halfway house, where his movements were restricted to the campus of the house.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Geraghty gave Bolling credit for time served in prison and ordered him on probation for two years.

He must also submit to a menta

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