Jay Johnston — greatest recognized for the animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” — appears like he will spend simply over a 12 months behind bars for his involvement within the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot in Washington, D.C.
The comic’s lawyer advised NBC Information Jay was sentenced Monday to 12 months and a day in federal jail. As we reported … Jay pled responsible again in July to at least one depend of obstructing officers throughout a civil dysfunction.
Jay, who was dealing with as much as 5 years in federal jail, was arrested in California final summer time and initially hit with 4 prices … although 3 had been later dropped.
The #FBI remains to be looking for data on individuals who took half within the violence on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you realize this particular person, go to https://t.co/iL7sD5efWD. Discuss with photograph 247 in your tip. pic.twitter.com/CetMHzU190
— FBI (@FBI) March 4, 2021
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Johnston was pegged as a participant within the riot due to a social media submit the FBI shared in March 2021 … with the feds claiming Jay “participated with other rioters in a group assault” on cops guarding the Capitol entrance, and in addition “helped carry a stolen police riot shield out.”
Jay even advised an acquaintance through textual content message he’d been on the Jan. 6 assault … in response to beforehand filed court docket docs obtained by TMZ.
Along with his authorized punishment, Jay additionally misplaced his “Bob’s Burger’s” gig on account of the rebel … he voiced Jimmy Pesto on the animated sequence however was fired in 2021 after a decade on the present.
