Parrish man caught on camera carrying U.S. House lectern during riot at Capitol

[brooklynite]

Source: Bradenton Herald

The man captured in a viral photo taking a lectern from the U.S. House during Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol has been identified as a Parrish resident.

Adam Johnson, 36, smiled and waved as he was caught on camera carrying what appeared to be U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern as he walked through the U.S. Capitol Building with other rioters on Wednesday. The podium bears the official seal of the speaker of the House.

The image, captured by chief Getty Images photographer Win McNamee, quickly circulated social media in the hours that followed, and numerous local residents quickly recognized and identified him. An acquaintance confirmed his identity for the Bradenton Herald.

Johnson lives in Parrish with his wife and their five children.




Read more: https://www.bradenton.com/news/politics-government/article248333850.html

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Anyone know what visiting days are?

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. One question. Has he been arrested?

I am afraid I know the answer to this.

[C_U_L8R]

2. When will this criminal be arrested?

[TryLogic]

18. I wonder if he will smile for his mug shot.

Or will he be called a harmless prankster ??????

[OhNo-Really]

3. Oddly the Insurrectionists stayed mostly within the velvet crowd guide lines 🤷🏻‍♀️

[LiberalFighter]

41. They were moved back by them so they had more room.

[DeminPennswoods]

45. Noticed that, too.

It was really weird.

[Irish_Dem]

4. No awareness that they are committing serious federal crimes?

Smiling, laughing, enjoying having pictures taken.
Like they are at Disney Land.....

[PatSeg]

40. I know, its absolutely bizarre

They easily could have worn masks to disguise their identities, but they are proud of themselves, as if there will be no consequences for their criminal behavior. On what planet is it okay to break into a government building, destroy property, and steal stuff?

Witnessing all this stunning stupidity, I guess it is easy to understand why these people buy into outrageous conspiracy theories.

[Irish_Dem]

43. I wonder if Trump led them to believe there would be no consequences for them.

It is so odd. Smashing windows, damaging federal property, etc.
And they smile and laugh. Take pictures.

Right, they are certainly not very bright and easily led to criminal behavior and crazy ideas.

[PatSeg]

46. I was thinking the same thing

They might think that Trump was going to pay for their legal fees like he'd promised at a rally years ago and/or that he would pardon them. Hey the president encouraged them to do this, so they must be protected, right?

[Irish_Dem]

48. Yes, or thought the capitol police would be fine with all of it. Which seemed true. nt

[PatSeg]

51. A whole lot of white privilege on display yesterday

In some of the videos, you'd think they were just tourists.

[Irish_Dem]

52. They acted like they were at Disneyland. Or playing a big video game.

Unreal. Yep white privilege.

[PatSeg]

57. All just a big game to many of them it seems

Just an outing with their buddies.

[Irish_Dem]

67. Exactly. They just want to play GI Joe and fight. But they don't want to actually join the

military. Or are not qualified.

[PatSeg]

68. And the military has all kind of rules and stuff

These patriots want to be free to do whatever pleases them. They have no direction, no purpose, no compass, basically a bunch of cowboys with no cattle.

[Irish_Dem]

69. They are just thugs. All talk. No character. nt

[maxrandb]

59. Well, he did say he would pay their legal fees for assaulting people at one of his rallies

I think that the fact he would never pay the bills, doesn't absolve him of culpability.

[EarlG]

5. "I have authorized

the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent."

-- Donald Trump, June 2020

https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/trump-tweet-threatening-prison-time-for-those-who-protest-at-federal-buildings-resurfaces-amid-capitol-hill-chaos/

[Midnightwalk]

12. That is such a stupid statement

I’ve seen it before but it just clicked. He said nothing.

He authorized law enforcement to arrest and prosecute people on existing statutes? Can’t name the specific law.

I get your point. He doesn’t feel the same about yesterday.

[Marcuse]

16. His redundant EO "required" insurers to cover pre existing conditions for the duration of Pandemic.

[KPN]

13. Touch! Perfect!

[dalton99a]

31. +1

[RAB910]

6. He has a Twitter account

https://twitter.com/montkybleppins

[mountain grammy]

49. A Christian fascist.

[Bradshaw3]

7. Florida man

Parrish is in SW Florida. The idiot is waving at a camera carrying U.S. property after trespassing on government property and taking part in a mob action. Stupid isn't a big enough word.

[iluvtennis]

25. they feel entitled - the laws don't apply to them, only balck/brown people. nt

[Bradshaw3]

30. Boy is that the truth

On full display yesterday.

[apnu]

65. That shitty tan was making me think Florida.

Thanks for confirming it.

[Aristus]

8. Of course five children.

Guy is probably a Quiverful idiot. Great. We're going to have five more of this hamhock running around...

[SoCalNative]

20. No

just a Catholic, per his Twitter bio

[Aristus]

22. A BAD Catholic, maybe.

I'm pretty sure Pope Francis would not approve of this guy futzing around like this...

[iscooterliberally]

55. Every sperm is sacred....

I guess it's medical experiments and blood plasma donations for his childrens' future.

[4Q2u2]

9. Job?

Shouldn't he be at work to feed those 5 Children.
Then heading to the drug store to buy condoms.

[KPN]

14. Oh, not to worry ... his $600 stimulus check

is offsetting that.

[NHvet]

19. With 5 Kids and a wife...

Its more like $4200 .....

[KPN]

24. Tada! The only reason tRump supported any of this.

And probably why he pushed for $2000 ... to fund his insurrectionists’ insurrection.

[Gore1FL]

27. If he had one before, I doubt he has one now. nt

[MarcA]

37. +1,000 n/t

[Freedomofspeech]

50. The article says his wife is a doctor.

[VWolf]

10. I get the feeling he won't be smiling for much longer n/t

[Stuart G]

21. This fellow has already been identified...He really doesn't have a clue...

....Waving at the photographer like that means one thing....This fellow is sure that he will get away
with stealing this podium. So, I wonder where he got that idea that he is sure that he can get away
with stealing a podium from a leader of Congress?...What a look on his face...And, you are totally
correct,............"he will not have that smile much longer"

[MyOwnPeace]

11. They'd best plan for extra security

at his prison for Fathers Day. You can see what they've learned from their father. Big crowd expected!

[The Genealogist]

15. This is what drunk on Trump KoolAid looks like

This guy is acting like he's getting ready to ride on a rollercoaster at a theme park, only he has stolen the LECTERN OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE UNITED STATES. Does this guy have any CONCEPT of the gravity of what he was doing? This is what the RW propaganda machine has done to people.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Stupid people. I read on WP this morning that they signed their

names on a sign at their make-shift gallows.

[usaf-vet]

23. Johnson lives in Parrish with his wife and their five children.

I think the tense of this sentence will soon have to be changed.

Original: Johnson lives in Parrish with his wife and their five children.

Changes coming: Johnson lived in Parrish with his wife and their five children.

A prison will hopefully be his new address.

Pelosi is not someone who will ignore this act.

[Zorro]

26. Cool, Dude!

Great story to share with your future cellmate!

[Auggie]

28. Insurrection, trespassing, criminal theft ... how many prison years total?

[Goblue50]

29. Should be easy..

To identify some of these terrorists when they start getting admitted to the hospital for COVID..

[Nitram]

32. Nitwit.

[IronLionZion]

33. Merrick Garland's Justice Dept should prosecute all of them for terrorism

but will probably get them for property crimes like theft and vandalism.

Since white guys don't have a political agenda and no one was terrorized.

[twodogsbarking]

34. I wonder who turned him in,

the wife or one of the kids?

[LiberalFighter]

42. Or they might had bragged about it.

[twodogsbarking]

60. We've got the start of a

Criminal Minds episode.

[Baked Potato]

35. They are like children who broke into the Teachers Lounge at school.

Once they are in they just grab shit and run around not know what to do.

15 seconds of fame.

[jonstl08]

36. Ebay

My niece told me this morning this podium was out on Ebay for auction. If true what an idiot. Hope he likes jail.

[jmowreader]

38. It appears the auction has been taken down

I went to eBay and searched for "speaker podium." There are photos of it available, but the actual object is not.

[ancianita]

39. Parrish is in Manatee County on the FL West Coast. I'll call the Bradenton DOJ to lodge a

citizen's complaint. This was a federal offense. At least the resident should be charged with vandalism by the DC DOJ and served the warrant down here.

[ancianita]

58. The Herald reports that his home is dark and no one answers calls to him or his family.

Florida can be a place for all classes of felons to buy time while deciding their next move. Trump knows. RW LEO's here would probably be too "covid busy" to help the FBI find him. Someone would eventually but only a local paper would probably carry it.

[FakeNoose]

44. Was it Chump who tweeted "Looters will be shot"?

Adam Johnson of Parrish, Florida - the FBI will be in touch. Meanwhile don't leave the country and please stock up on facemasks.

[PurgedVoter]

47. I think this is the classic picture for "Florida Man."

I have a feeling this just might stick.

[True Blue American]

54. I saw that.

[Lovegan]

56. Pics of "Persons of interest in unrest-related offenses": Report from DC Police

https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/publication/attachments/POIs%20of%20Interest_1.7.21.pdf

[Lock him up.]

61. LOCK HIM UP nt

[PatrickforO]

62. Well, he's traded a walk-on part in a riot for a lead role in a cage,

hasn't he?

[Aussie105]

63. High on their own exhaust fumes.

Consequences not expected!

After all, this was the start of the Revolution, soon the Biden Government would be destroyed, Law and Order in disarray and ineffective, and they would be hailed as the Heroes of the Revolution.

Hence the smiles, the happy hyped up behavior, the signing of some document posted somewhere. The World needs to know the names of the Sons of the Revolution!

Heroes, every one of them! Trump would praise them, have them at his Inauguration, front row seats!

Here's hoping that reality kicks them in the head real hard.

It won't be a polite knock on the door and a timid 'Nancy would like her lectern back, please!'

If they come out shooting, so much the better. Blood will be spilled alright! Theirs!

[Olafjoy]

64. The guy in one of the 'persons of interest' pictures has already been fired.

He probably should not have worn his work ID to the insurrection

[BlueWavePsych]

66. Keep smiling, next photo will be mugshot!