Motorcyclist Cody Heron sentenced to prison for jumping on car, head-butting and threatening driver in Philadelphia

A 27-year-old man riding a motorcycle who was recorded on a viral video last year in the city center jumping on a woman's rear windshield before headbutting her and threatening her with a gunman was sentenced Wednesday to one to four years in prison, according to court records. to show.

Cody Heron, of Frankford, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of an instrument of crime for the Oct. 1 attack near City Hall.

Justin C. Capek, Heron's lawyer, said in a statement Wednesday evening that his client “unreservedly accepts responsibility” and apologized to Nikki Bullock and her two young children who were in the back seat of his Ford Fusion.

Capek said “the sentence is fair and just for Mr. Heron and does not preclude his ability to be rehabilitated.”

He added: “It is sufficient, but no more than necessary to punish the very serious crimes for which he has fully accepted responsibility. [for] And [is] reflecting his sincere apologies to the victims. Mr. Heron looks forward to re-entering society as a law-abiding citizen and overcoming this aberrant scar on his legacy.

Video of the confrontation was filmed by a man traveling on a double-decker bus.

Heron was among a crowd of ATV and dirt bike riders who had gathered near City Hall and surrounded Bullock's car. The video shows Heron dismounting his bike, climbing onto the back of the Ford Fusion and jumping onto the rear windshield, shattering it.

When Bullock gets out of the car to confront Heron, he points a gun at her and headbutts her with his helmet. After Bullock pushed Heron, knocking over his bike, he got back on his bike and fled, the video shows.

No one was injured in the assault, authorities said.

Court records show Heron is eligible for training camp and time served. He had been held on $4 million bail.