Jay Johnston.Photo:Neilson Barnard/Getty
Neilson Barnard/Getty
Johnston voiced the character “Jimmy Pesto Sr.” inBob’s Burgersand played “Officer Taylor” inArrested Development. The Chicago native also made cameos in television series likeBetter Call Saul,Modern Family,Parks & Recreation, and more. Johnston wasnominatedfor two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 and 1999 as a writer forMr. Show with Bob and David.
The Daily Beastreportedin late 2021 that the top staff behindBob’s Burgershad “banned” Johnston from reappearing on the show in response to his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol attack.
More than 1,000 people have been arrested and charged with federal crimes for their alleged roles in the attack, according toThe Associated Press. More than 500 people have been sentenced. The AP reports many of the people found guilty have received sentences ranging from an imprisonment ranging from one week to 18 years.
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In the federal warrant, an FBI special agent investigating the attack says evidence shows Johnston booked a round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. the week of the riot. The actor arrived in the nation’s capitol on January 4 and left on Jan. 7, a day after the violence, duringwhich five people died.
Using security footage from the attack, federal investigators allegedly tracked Johnston’s activity throughout the melee.
“Johnston then participated with other rioters in a group assault on the officers defending” the U.S. Capitol, according to the FBI agent. The warrant includes still images of Johnston holding the shield. Video shows Johnston “pushing along with other rioters” who attempted to break through the police line protecting the entrance to the building, the warrant alleges.
The FBI originallytweetedimages of Johnston in March 2021 asking the public for help identifying him and other alleged rioters. Four days later, Johnston’s attorney reached out to the FBI and identified him as the man in the photos. The FBI also interviewed three others who knew Johnston, who all identified him as well.One associate shared text messages Johnston sent them, allegedly confirming he took part in the riots. “The news has presented it as an attack. It actually wasn’t,” the actor claimed in the text. “Thought it kind of turned into that. It was a mess. Got maced and tear gassed and I found it quite untastic.”
source: people.com
