Jay Johnston, an actor who appeared in such reveals as Arrested Growth and Bob’s Burgers was arrested in California Wednesday, and faces fees in connection to the January 6 riot on the Capitol.
In line with court docket paperwork, Johnston, 54, allegedly helped pour water on the faces of rioters who had been pepper sprayed by regulation enforcement and was seen carrying a stolen defend that belonged to U.S. Capitol Police. The paperwork, which reference video and photograph footage, say Johnston participated with different rioters in attempting to push regulation enforcement officers.
“A number of members of the gang joined collectively to push in opposition to police in a concerted motion. Johnston participated on this concerted motion and pushed together with different rioters for a number of seconds,” the doc states.
After the riot, the FBI posted photos of Johnston, in addition to many different rioters, on January 6, asking for assist with identification. The paperwork say that in March 2021, an lawyer contacted the FBI’s Nationwide Risk Operations Middle and mentioned they represented Johnston. The FBI says they interviewed three associates of Johnston who all recognized him within the images the FBI posted.
One affiliate, the FBI says, supplied a textual content message by which Johnston acknowledged being on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The textual content learn, “The information has offered it as an assault. It really wasn’t. Thought it form of changed into that. It was a large number. Obtained maced and tear gassed and I discovered it fairly untastic.”
Airline information additionally present that Johnston reserved a flight that departed Los Angeles to Washington D.C. on January 4 and returned January 7.
The actor faces fees of obstructing officers throughout civil dysfunction, which is a felony. He additionally faces a number of misdemeanor fees, together with illegal entry on restricted buildings or grounds. He’s among the many greater than 1,000 folks prosecutors have charged in relation to the lethal riot that came about greater than two years in the past.
