‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Headed To Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection

Well, idiosyncratic is madder than a mosquito successful a mannequin mill this greeting – but it serves him right!

Jay Johnston, champion known for his recurring relation connected Bob’s Burgers, was sentenced connected October 28th for the relation helium played connected January 6th.

The actor, who has been successful respective different drama projects implicit the years, was arrested successful June 2023 aft it was confirmed helium participated successful the insurrection astatine the U.S. Capitol. 

Now, he’s headed to prison, similar truthful galore others found guilty of doing specified unbelievable harm connected that fateful day.

Jay Johnston attends “The Sarah Silverman Program” presented by The Paley Center for Media connected May 2, 2008 successful Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Jay Johnston’s Prison Sentence

Johnston was sentenced to 12 months and 1 time successful national situation for his relation successful the Jan. 6 capitol attack, NBC News reports.

When Johnston was arrested implicit the summer, helium pleaded blameworthy to 1 felony discourtesy of obstructing officers during a civilian disorder. 

Federal prosecutors wanted a harsher condemnation for Johnston. They petitioned for 18 months successful federal prison, fixed that successful the months that followed, helium continually “made light” of the attack. He adjacent dressed up  arsenic Jacob Chansley, known arsenic the ‘QAnon Shaman,’ astatine a Halloween enactment that helium attended” 2 years aft the attack.

According to tribunal documents obtained and reported by Variety, Johnston flew from his location successful Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 5, 2021, to be the Stop the Steal Rally. 

In those documents, it was revealed that helium positioned himself adjacent the constabulary line, past proceeded to ticker and movie rioters attacking police. 

Later, helium besides utilized a stolen U.S. Capitol Police riot shield to marque a “shield wall” against the police.

Lastly, and possibly astir shockingly, helium participated successful a propulsion that pinned and crushed a constabulary serviceman against a doorway frame. Video of this portion of this onslaught circulated the media for weeks after, arsenic 1 of the premier examples of the brutality of the day. 

Jay Johnston, Laura Silverman, Brian Posehn, Sarah Silverman and Steve Agee be the Comedy Central Emmy After Party astatine Falcon connected September 20, 2009 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

His Other Credits

Johnston voiced Jimmy Pesto successful 42 episodes of the animated drama Bob’s Burgers, passim 11 seasons.

However, erstwhile helium was identified arsenic 1 of the rioters from video footage, helium was promptly fired successful December 2021. 

Apart from Bob’s Burgers, Johnston had roles successful films similar Anchorman and Men successful Black II, arsenic good arsenic different TV shows, specified arsenic Arrested Development.

He has received nary enactment from immoderate of his costars successful immoderate of those projects.