'Squad' Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pleaded guilty on Thursday on charges that he illegally pulled a fire alarm in a House office building before a vote.
'Squad' Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he illegally pulled a House office building fire alarm. D.C. Assistant Attorney General Peter Saba criminally charged Bowman with a misdemeanor for causing a false fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building ahead of a September 30 vote.
The New York Democrat told reporters ahead of the arraignment that he is 'taking responsibility' for causing the false alarm and that 'Hell no' he didn't mean to pull the alarm. 'What I did was against D.C. law,' Bowman said. 'As I said from the very beginning, I was not trying to disrupt any congressional proceedings, I'm glad the investigation yielded that.
Bowman told the agent he didn’t intend to pull a fire alarm and didn’t intend to disrupt or obstruct a congressional proceeding, then stated that he needed to get a lawyer and wouldn't make any further statements. The agent wrote in the arrest warrant there was a sign next to the door that said 'Emergency Exit Only,' adding that the fire alarm had lettering that said, 'FIRE. Push in Pull Down.
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