Florida man photographed carrying the House speaker's lectern and waving during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol pleads guilty to a federal misdemeanor, court records show.
and waving during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor Monday, according to court records.
The man, Adam Johnson, 36, pleaded guilty to a count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, records show. A plea agreement estimates sentencing guidelines of up to six months in prison on the misdemeanor charge. Johnson admitted in court documents that he entered the Capitol after a pro-Trump mob attacked the building and police and that he found the lectern with the House speaker’s seal near a staircase and carried it off"because he believed it would make a good prop for a picture."
The photograph made him one of the most recognizable people in the riot, which occurred as Congress was formally counting the electoral votes affirming President Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. The violence followed weeks of lies about voter fraud and after a
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