Jay James Johnston

Jay James Johnston, a former "Bob's Burgers" voice actor, was near the front of the mob on the West Plaza of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and pursued retreating police into the Lower West Terrace tunnel, where at about 3:05 p.m. he was handed a stolen Capitol Police riot shield that he passed to other rioters calling to "make a shield wall" before joining a group push against the police line. He was arrested in Los Angeles in June 2023 and pleaded guilty in July 2024 to a felony count of civil disorder, with charges including obstruction of officers and impeding passage dismissed. He was sentenced on 10/28/2024 to 12 months and one day in prison, 24 months of supervised release, 40 hours of community service, and $2,000 in restitution.