‘Bob’s Burgers’ Alum Jay Johnston Pleads Guilty To Felony January 6 Charges

UPDATED with newest: Former Bob’s Burgers voice actor Jay Johnston in the present day pleaded responsible to a federal cost stemming from his participation within the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. He has been charged with civil dysfunction, a felony.

Johnston, 55, might see a most sentence of 5 years in jail, however sentencing pointers recommend a from eight to 14 months in jail. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 7.

Johnston’s different credit embrace Anchorman, Males in Black II and Higher Name Saul.

PREVIOUSLY on June 25: Former Bob’s Burgers voice actor Jay Johnston agreed in the present day to plead responsible to federal prices stemming from his participation within the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The 55-year-old actor, whose credit additionally embrace Higher Name Saul and Mr. Present with Bob and David, faces a number of prices together with civil dysfunction and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted constructing or grounds.

His formal change-of-plea listening to is about for July 8 in Los Angeles. Learn particulars of the case beneath.

PREVIOUSLY, June 7, 2023: Jay Johnston was arrested in the present day in Los Angeles for his participation within the January 6 revolt and assault on the U.S. Capitol.

The benched Bob’s Burgers actor surrendered to the FBI at its subject workplace Wednesday, a day after the Justice Division issued warrant for him (learn it right here). Johnston is anticipated in federal courtroom later in the present day. (Replace, 7:45 PM: Johnston made his preliminary look in U.S. District Court docket this afternoon. He was freed on $25,000 bail and is about to take part in a distant listening to on June 13.)

For participating in a “group assault,” in keeping with different courtroom paperwork, Johnston has been charged with obstruction of legislation enforcement performing their duties in addition to misdemeanors of getting into a restricted space and hampering the conduct of presidency enterprise (learn it right here).

Sought by the FBI since March 2021, the involvement of the person who voiced Jimmy Pesto in dozens of episodes of the Fox animated collection wasn’t precisely breaking information. An alum of Mr. Present with Bob and David, Higher Name Saul and The Sarah Silverman Program, Johnston was sidelined from Bob’s Burgers again in December 2021 for being among the many Donald Trump-supporting MAGA mob that stormed the Capitol that day almost 2½ in the past.

As they’ve with actually 1000’s of suspects, the feds put out images of Johnston not lengthy after the January 6 assault: