The protagonist of one of the most famous postcards of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, where a man is seen holding a lectern of Nancy Pelosi while waving to the camera with a smile, was sentenced this Friday to 75 days in jail.
The subject identified as Adam Johnson was sentenced to two and a half months in prison before the judge’s opinion of District, Reggie B. Walton, who pointed out that the defendant made a mockery of the events of January 2021, noting that such behavior could not be ignored. In addition, he will have to pay a fine of $5,000 dollars, reported NBC News.
“We are in a dangerous decline in the United States”, said Walton in statements collected by the aforementioned media, and compared the Capitol riot with an event that could be seen in the “banana republics”.
During the hearing of this Friday, Johnson expressed remorse for his actions, claiming to feel ashamed for his role during the riots.
He also clarified that he had no intention of harming Pelosi at that time, and acknowledged that if he done that in another country, I would be in a “wall of fire instead of a courtroom”.
“If I met Pelosi, I would ask for a selfie with her, in any case”, he maintained. Johnson, according to NBC News.
After being arrested, Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds.
Johnson’s justification for taking Pelosi’s battering ram was that he believed it would be “a good photo prop,” admitting that he yelled that a bust of George Washington would be ” a great battering ram” at the moment in which the demonstrators tried to interrupt the headquarters of the House of Representatives, where some members of Congress were staying.
The events that shook the country have left hundreds of detainees and some of them have been sentenced; Likewise, former President Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit by members of the House and Capitol Police for inciting protesters to illegally enter the legislative building.