“Bob’s Burgers,” “Arrested Development” and “Mr. Show” comedian Jay Johnston has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Johnston was convicted of a felony for his participation in the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. He was arrested in June 2023 and pleaded guilty in July. During the riot, Johnston spent a bulk of time in the lower west tunnels leading to the Capitol where some of the most aggressive law enforcement fighting took place.
“During that time, he: (1) helped at least four other rioters wash their eyes out after being sprayed with OC spray; (2) used a stolen United States Capitol Police riot shield to make a ‘shield wall’ against the police inside the tunnel; and (3) participated in a ‘heave-ho’ push that pinned and crushed MPD Officer Daniel Hodges against a door frame,” federal prosecutors wrote.
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