‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Jay Johnston sentenced to year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot role

Former “Bob’s Burgers” sound character Jay Johnston was sentenced Monday to 1 twelvemonth and 1 time successful situation pursuing his blameworthy plea successful July for his engagement successful nan Jan. 6 riot astatine nan US Capitol.

Johnston, who voiced edifice rival Jimmy Pesto Sr. connected nan animated show, was charged pinch felony obstruction of officers during civilian disorder, impeding transition done nan Capitol grounds, and unlawful introduction connected restricted buildings aliases grounds.

In court, Johnston, 56, admitted to his engagement successful nan riot and told US District Judge Carl Nichols that his decision-making that time was a “horrible oversight.”

Authorities declare that connected Jan. 6, 2021, Johnston “pushed against constabulary and aided different rioters adjacent an entranceway to nan US Capitol known arsenic ‘the tunnel.’”

The character was besides accused of assisting “other rioters successful handing up US Capitol Police shields” that protesters had forcibly taken from officers trying to support nan perimeter astir nan Capitol, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. He was besides later seen utilizing 1 of these stolen shields himself.

The FBI posted 2 pictures of Johnston connected its X account successful March 2021 asking nan nationalist for accusation connected those “who took portion successful nan unit astatine nan US Capitol connected January 6,” and fans of nan Emmy-winning show flooded nan comments successful shock.

Three associates of Johnston’s besides identified him arsenic a riot fishy to nan FBI, according to an agent. One moreover shared a matter connection pinch nan authorities wherever Johnston confirmed his beingness astatine nan Capitol.

“The news has presented it arsenic an attack. It really wasn’t. Thought it benignant of turned into that. It was a mess. Got maced and tear gassed and I recovered it rather untastic,” Johnston had written, according to nan FBI.

The photos were later confirmed to beryllium of Johnston, and he was arrested successful Los Angeles successful June 2023.

Johnston was fired from “Bob’s Burgers” in December 2021. He antecedently worked on “Mr. Show” as a writer and acted in numerous one-off episodes of critically-acclaimed tv shows for illustration “Better Call Saul” and “Rick and Morty.”

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