What did Jay Johnston do? Bob’s Burgers actor handed prison sentence over January 6 Capitol riot involvement

JAY Johnston was a rising star, known for his roles successful Arrested Development and arsenic Jimmy Pesto successful Bob’s Burgers, earlier a shocking revelation brought his vocation to a standstill. 

The histrion made headlines erstwhile helium appeared successful tribunal for his engagement in the January 6 riots successful Washington D.C, which sought to overturn the results of the 2020 American Election. 

Johnston's beloved cartoon character 

Johnston was calved successful 1968 and was raised successful Chicago, Illinois with his younger member Tim. 

He earned a grade successful acting astatine Columbia College Chicago successful 1993 and began to effort retired drama connected stage. 

From 1995 until 1998, helium was a sketch histrion and writer connected Mr Show with Bob and David, earlier landing a relation connected the beloved sit-com Arrested Development. 

Johnston besides starred connected The Sarah Silverman Podcast, wherever helium had his archetypal large starring role, but astir fans were introduced to him done Bob’s Burgers successful 2021. 

He played Jimmy Pesto Sr, the show’s villain, who runs a rival edifice which ever seems to beryllium doing amended than show’s titular restaurant. 

Fans were shocked erstwhile Johnston was abruptly fired from the show successful 2021, arsenic a video showing the histrion astatine the January 6 riots successful Washington D.C., surfaced online. 

He was replaced by Eric Bauza, who had played immoderate insignificant roles connected the show.

Johnston’s relation successful a shocking insurrection 

On January 6, 2021, a radical of Donald Trump supporters stormed the superior of the United States: Washington D.C.

They hoped to support the then-President Trump successful powerfulness by occupying the Capitol and preventing a associated league of Congress, who needed to number the electoral assemblage votes to formalise Joe Biden’s victory. 

Eventually, the onslaught was unsuccessful with Trump’s ain vice president, Mike Pence, stating that Biden had won the election.

In March 2021, a video surfaced which seemed to amusement Jay Johnston taking portion successful the onslaught which shook America to its core. 

The FBI posted the video to their Twitter (now X) relationship and asked users of the societal media level if they knew the man’s identity.

Months later, successful December, friends of Johnston’s confirmed successful a Daily Beast nonfiction that helium had been contiguous astatine the attack. 

Shortly aft it was confirmed that Johnston had taken portion successful the riot, helium was fired from Bob’s Burgers.

Johnston’s sentencing 

The FBI arrested Johnston connected June 7, 2023, and charged him with felony obstruction of officers during civilian upset on with respective misdemeanor offenses. 

Johnston pled blameworthy to the felony complaint connected July 8, 2024. 

On October 28 of that aforesaid year, helium was sentenced to 1 twelvemonth and 1 time successful situation by Judge Car Nichols and was ordered to wage $2000 successful restitution.

The justice besides sentenced Johnston to 40 hours of assemblage service. 

In court, Johnston said: “I made it much hard for the constabulary to bash their job. 

“I ne'er thought a riot would interruption out. 

“That was due to the fact that of my ain ignorance.”

However, the prosecution had stated during proceedings that: “Jay Johnston sent messages to friends and household successful the days aft January 6th claiming the events astatine the U.S. Capitol were exaggerated by the media and that it was a 'setup' by the constabulary and Antifa contempt his wide cognition of and information successful the unit utilized by rioters that day."