Jay Johnston — greatest identified for the animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” — is pleading responsible to his involvement within the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault.
The comic entered his plea Monday to a single rely of obstructing officers throughout a civil dysfunction.
He is set to be sentenced in October and faces as much as 5 years in federal jail — a destiny shared by over 540 Capitol rioters, to this point.
Johnston was arrested in California final summer season and initially hit with 4 prices … although 3 have been later dropped.
He was pegged as a participant within the riot because of a social media publish the FBI shared in March 2021.
Authorities declare he “participated with other rioters in a group assault” on law enforcement officials guarding the Capitol entrance, and likewise “helped carry a stolen police riot shield out.”
In response to court docket docs, he additionally informed an acquaintance through textual content message he’d been there.
By the tip of that 12 months, Jay was going through the music — he was fired from his position voicing Jimmy Pesto in “Bob’s Burgers,” which was recast to Eric Bauza in 2023.
