'Better Call Saul,' 'Bob's Burgers' actor charged in Capitol riot

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

An actor and comedian known for his role on the cult HBO comedy “Mr. Show,” as well as parts on “Better Call Saul,” “Arrested Development” and “Bob’s Burgers,” has been arrested and charged with felony civil disorder for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jay Johnston, who also had small roles in the movies “Anchorman” and “Men in Black II,” is also accused of disorderly conduct, trespassing and blocking passage through the Capitol area. Prosecutors say he took part in a mass push against police in a tunnel on the west side of the Capitol, where some of the worst violence of the riot occurred.

Johnston “participated with other rioters in a group assault on the officers” guarding that entrance, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.

He also encouraged others to join the fray, according to the FBI, helping rioters wash chemical spray out of their eyes and passing a stolen police riot shield back to others in the mob.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/07/jay-johnston-better-call-saul-actor-arrested-capitol-riot/

[tonekat]

1. I heard about this on NPR

What a jerk! "Jimmy Pesto" on Bob's Burgers. They should have an episode where his pizza joint is burned down.

The mustache makes him look like a narc/porn actor.

[Salviati]

6. Nah.

Either they should replace him with his ex-wife, who I presume is named Jenny Pesto, with or without explanation, either is good.

Or they should get Neil Flynn (the Janitor from Scrubs) to do Jimmy Pesto's voice, his normal voice sounds pretty darn similar, and he could just slide into place without an issue.

[brooklynite]

15. These are cartoons. He can record his lines from his cell.

[Salviati]

19. He's already been banned from the show.

They aren't going to continue to employ this knucklehead.

[intrepidity]

2. Who was he on BCS? nt

[Doc Sportello]

4. He played banker Kevin Wachtell's dad in that commercial

A commercial from the 70s for Mesa Verde bank. That was it. Big role. Really made the series.

[ColinC]

5. ..

😂

[Hekate]

3. So now he's charged with a felony. FAFO

[DENVERPOPS]

7. And this

all of those Capitol protestors should be ecstatic that they didn't protest in Russia.

There were a couple of nights where a thousand plus people of Russia protested the invasion of Ukraine...

The military overwhelmingly surrounded them and arrested All of them and it is unknown what they did with the protestors.

Same thing happened in China, in Tiamen (sp) Square, but the Chinese government killed them all right in the square....

[oldsoftie]

14. And yet they'll all back Putin against UKR. Because Biden!!!!!

[Javaman]

18. The gulag system never really ended

Those poor folks are doing hard labor in Siberia

[bottomofthehill]

8. About fucking time.

Now trial, conviction and sentence the asshole to jail.

[FreeState]

9. Here's his IMDB profile

The trivia is interesting 😂

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426678/

[BigmanPigman]

10. Better call your attorney and agent.

Busted, asshole!!!

[C Moon]

11. I had to look it up, but how funny that he plays the dishonest and vengeful Jimmy Pesto. :D

And that character has a sycophant employee, too.
I love that cartoon. Hopefully, they can find a better replacement voice for the character.

[Roy Rolling]

12. Makes me wonder...

Where the fvck was James Woods and the other actor losers on January 6th?

This arrest is the industry policing its own traitors after throwing out the horn dogs.

[Bucky]

13. I remember him from Mr. Show with Bob & David. He's pretty good

He fits the profile of the pampered nitwits with upper middle class incomes who were dominated the Jan 6th crowds. It was not a working class crowd. A shame. I hope he wakes the fuck up during his prison stint and starts to become a loyal American instead.

[Carlitos Brigante]

20. Nooooo! Not the Royal Dutch Of Dukes!! What is this world

coming to??!!

[edhopper]

16. This guy

Being funny doesn't mean you are not an asshole

:small

[msfiddlestix]

17. ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t

[republianmushroom]

21. I like it

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Arrest of Jay Johnston shows the effectiveness of FBI's efforts to identify Jan 6 rioters.

The FBI has posted pictures of Jan 6 rioters and various groups search the internet for these rioters and post pictures of these rioters for other people to identify. I routinely repost any such pictures of Jan. 6 rioters which come across my twitter feed.

Jay Johnston was evidently identified due to people posting pictures of Jan 6 rioters.

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