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

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Jay Johnston sentenced to year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot role
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Former “Bob’s Burgers” voice actor Jay Johnston was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison following his guilty plea in July for his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol .

Johnston, who voiced restaurant rival Jimmy Pesto Sr. on the animated show, was charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil disorder, impeding passage through the Capitol grounds, and unlawful entry on restricted buildings or grounds.Actor Jay Johnston exiting the US District Courthouse after receiving a one-year prison sentence for his participation in the US Capitol riot.

Authorities claim that on Jan. 6, 2021, Johnston “pushed against police and aided other rioters near an entrance to the US Capitol known as ‘the tunnel.’” The actor was also accused of assisting “other rioters in handing up US Capitol Police shields” that protesters had forcibly taken from officers trying to maintain the perimeter around the Capitol, according to anWalz accused of pushing Chinese Communist Party official's daughter to brink of suicide during love affair in 1980sin March 2021 asking the public for information on those “who took part in the violence at the US Capitol on January 6,” and fans of the Emmy-winning show flooded the...

Three associates of Johnston’s also identified him as a riot suspect to the FBI, according to an agent. One even shared a text message with the authorities where Johnston confirmed his presence at the Capitol.“The news has presented it as an attack. It actually wasn’t. Thought it kind of turned into that. It was a mess. Got maced and tear gassed and I found it quite untastic,” Johnston had written, according to the FBI.Johnston was fired from “Bob’s Burgers” in December 2021.

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