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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge scolds FL man who took Pelosi lectern in Capitol riot. 'Why shouldn't I lock you up?'
The Brandenton Herald reports:
The Parrish man who posed for photos after stealing Nancy Pelosis lectern during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to illegally entering the Capitol that day.
Adam Johnson, 36, was quickly identified after photos of him smiling and waving while carrying the lectern went viral, and other Manatee County residents recognized him and submitted tips to the FBI. Johnson could face up to one year in prison, a $100,000 fine, a year of supervised release and could be forced to pay whatever restitution is left to be paid after payments from others convicted in the case.
Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton will sentence Johnson at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Walton called Johnson weak-minded enough to believe Trumps lie and do what he did before asking him, So why shouldnt I lock you up sir? Why should I think that you wont do this again?
Adam Johnson, 36, was quickly identified after photos of him smiling and waving while carrying the lectern went viral, and other Manatee County residents recognized him and submitted tips to the FBI. Johnson could face up to one year in prison, a $100,000 fine, a year of supervised release and could be forced to pay whatever restitution is left to be paid after payments from others convicted in the case.
Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton will sentence Johnson at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Walton called Johnson weak-minded enough to believe Trumps lie and do what he did before asking him, So why shouldnt I lock you up sir? Why should I think that you wont do this again?
Johnson may not get any jail time. Note that he attended his hearing in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops while wearing an ankle monitor.
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article256031662.html
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Judge scolds FL man who took Pelosi lectern in Capitol riot. 'Why shouldn't I lock you up?' (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Nov 2021
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Aristus
(66,531 posts)1. A tee-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops at his judicial hearing?
Man, this asshole doesn't have respect for anything or anyone.
I'll bet his calls his worthless self a "patriot", too...
Botany
(70,674 posts)3. He crossed police lines, broke into the US Capitol, refused to leave when so ordered, and stole ...
... The Speaker's lectern, posed with it, and he can only get 6 months?
onecaliberal
(33,016 posts)2. Why wasn't he locked up?
Casady1
(2,133 posts)4. I believe he is a stay at home dad
his wife is a doctor. They can afford the fine.