{"id":119741,"date":"2024-10-29T16:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T09:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119741"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T09:47:50","slug":"bobs-burgers-actor-sentenced-to-1-year-in-prison-for-role-in-capitol-riot-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119741","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bob&#8217;s Burgers&#8217; actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-30587\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3291;&#10;        --source-height: 2194;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Actor Jay Johnston emerges from the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob\u2019s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3291x2194+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F50%2F3434869745db9590b3dd436eb5eb%2Fap24302652301198.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Actor Jay Johnston emerges from the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob\u2019s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    J. Scott Applewhite\/AP\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        J. Scott Applewhite\/AP\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 An actor known for his roles in the television comedies <em>Bob&#8217;s Burgers<\/em> and <em>Arrested Development<\/em> was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in a mob&#8217;s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles, joined other rioters in a \u201cheave ho\u201d push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Johnston also cracked jokes and interacted with other rioters as he used a cellphone to record the violence around him, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston expressed regret that he \u201cmade it more difficult for the police to do their job&#8221; on Jan. 6. He said he never would have guessed that a riot would erupt that day.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThat was because of my own ignorance, I believe,\u201d he told U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols. \u201cIf I had been more political, I could have seen that coming, perhaps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge, who sentenced Johnston to one year and one day of imprisonment, allowed him to remain free after the hearing and report to prison at a date to be determined. Nichols said he recognizes that Johnston will miss out on caring for his 13-year-old autistic daughter while he is behind bars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-30586-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-29609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/25\/g-s1-29609\/jan-6-riot-donald-trump-insurrection-marines\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/25\\\/g-s1-29609\\\/jan-6-riot-donald-trump-insurrection-marines&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1999x1999+501+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F5c%2F89c17dc742bb8ae4382230a5cf7a%2Fjoshua-abate-micah-coomer.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Joshua Abate and Micah Coomer inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-30586-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut his conduct on January 6th was quite problematic. Reprehensible, really,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/09\/nx-s1-5033776\/jay-johnston-guilty-jan-6-bobs-burgers-arrested-development\">pleaded guilty<\/a> in July to interfering with police officers during a civil disorder, a felony punishable by a maximum prison sentence of five years.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors recommended an 18-month prison sentence for Johnston. Their sentencing memo includes a photograph of a smiling Johnston dressed as Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Capitol rioter known as the \u201cQAnon Shaman,\u201d at a Halloween party roughly two years after the siege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thinks his participation in one of the most serious crimes against our democracy is a joke,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.257659\/gov.uscourts.dcd.257659.191.0.pdf\">prosecutors wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston played pizzeria owner Jimmy Pesto Sr. in <em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em>, a police officer in <em>Arrested Development<\/em> and a street-brawling newsman in the movie <em>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/em>. Johnston also appeared on <em>Mr. Show with Bob and David<\/em>, an HBO sketch comedy series that starred Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Johnston, a Chicago native, moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0426678\/\">acting career<\/a>. After the riot, Johnston was fired by the creator of <em>Bob&#8217;s Burgers<\/em>, lost a role in a movie based on the show and has &#8220;essentially been blacklisted\u201d in Hollywood, said defense attorney Stanley Woodward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Instead, Mr. Johnston has worked as a handyman for the last two years \u2014 an obvious far cry from his actual expertise and livelihood in film and television,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.257659\/gov.uscourts.dcd.257659.192.0.pdf\">Woodward wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Woodward accused the government of exaggerating Johnston\u2019s riot participation \u201cbecause he is an acclaimed Hollywood actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-30586-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5137303\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/02\/nx-s1-5137303\/trump-election-interference-jack-smith-immunity-jan-6\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/02\\\/nx-s1-5137303\\\/trump-election-interference-jack-smith-immunity-jan-6&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4477x4477+2237+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fe3%2F273cbd534bd7b3127e4d51903959%2Fgettyimages-1586082375.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"This photo shows special counsel Jack Smith from the shoulders up in August 2023. He has brown hair, including a beard, and is wearing a white shirt, blue suit jacket and dark tie.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-30586-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Johnston attended then-President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u201cStop the Steal\u201d rally near the White House on Jan. 6 before he marched to the Capitol. He used a metal bike rack to scale a stone wall to reach the Capitol&#8217;s West Plaza before making his way to the mouth of a tunnel entrance that police were guarding on the Lower West Terrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was under the archway, he turned and waved to other rioters, beckoning them to join him in fighting the police,\u201d prosecutors wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the tunnel, Johnston helped other rioters flush chemical irritants out of their eyes. Another rioter gave him a stolen police shield, which he handed up closer to the police line. Johnston then joined other rioters in a \u201cheave ho\u201d push against police in the tunnel, a collective effort that crushed an officer against a door frame, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston recorded himself cracking a joke as rioters pushed an orange ladder toward police in the tunnel, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re going to get those light bulbs fixed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A day after the riot, in a text message to an acquaintance, Johnston acknowledged being at the Capitol on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe news has presented it as an attack. It actually wasn\u2019t. Thought it kind of turned into that. It was a mess,\u201d Johnston wrote.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>FBI agents seized Johnston&#8217;s cellphone when they searched his California home in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,500 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes. Over 1,000 rioters have been convicted and sentenced. Roughly 650 of them received prison time ranging from a few days to 22 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/29\/g-s1-30586\/bobs-burgers-actor-sentenced-prison-capitol-riot\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Jay Johnston emerges from the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob\u2019s attack &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119741\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}