Florida man spotted with Pelosi lectern gets $25K bail
Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. โ A Florida man spotted carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office in a widely circulated photo during the Capitol assault was released Monday on $25,000 bail. Local media reports say Johnson is a stay-at-home dad who has five children with his wife, a physician. The wooden lectern, valued at about $1,000, was later recovered undamaged in a hallway on the Senate side of the Capitol, according to the FBI. Johnson has another court date Jan. 19 in Washington, where his case will be prosecuted.
More arrests in Capitol riot as more video reveals brutality
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesday's chaos. During Wednesday's violence, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was wounded in a confrontation with attackers and was reportedly struck by a fire extinguisher. Other notable arrests in the Capitol invasion include:โ Doug Jensen, an Iowa man, was jailed early Saturday on federal charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct counts, for his alleged role in the Capitol riot. He is jailed in the Washington County Detention Center in nearby Fayetteville, Arkansas, without bond pending an initial court appearance, FBI Little Rock spokesman Connor Hagan said.