Former Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston plans to plead guilty for his role in the January 6th US Capitol riot, reports Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News.
According to the court docket, Johnston will enter a guilty plea on July 8th after being arrested and charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil disorder and several misdemeanor offenses in June 2023.
Reilly also points out that Johnston picked up some experience with brawls during his minor role in Anchorman, in which he participated in the infamous melee between the rival news teams.
Johnston was arrested after the FBI tweeted a photo in March 2021 requesting information about his identity. He is alleged to have led a group to the “front line of rioters confronting the police who were defending the entrance” to the Capitol, helping to launch an assault against the group of officers.
After internet sleuths identified Johnston in FBI footage, he was fired from his Bob’s Burgers role as Jimmy Pesto Sr. in December 2021. Previously, he was a writer and actor on Mr. Show and portrayed Officer Taylor in Arrested Development.
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The only man known to have participated in both the News Fight in Anchorman (2004) and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol (2021) plans to plead guilty on July 8, per court docket.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 25, 2024
