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The man photographed carrying Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern appeared virtually in federal court Tuesday and after being charged on three criminal counts found himself to be a little more free than he was last week.
The 36-year old Florida man was charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority, one count of theft of government property, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to the Justice Department.
The initial hearing on Jan. 11 for Johnson saw a federal judge grant him release on a $25,000 surety bond and he was ordered to wear a GPS ankle monitor. Also, he was placed under a local curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
After the Capitol riot, one Florida man became Podium Guy : Another man turned him in Josh Salman and Carlos R. Munoz, USA TODAY
Capitol Riot Horn & Lectern suspects in court
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PARRISH, Florida – Allan Mestel booked a flight to Washington D.C., to photograph the pro-Trump demonstrations on Jan. 6. But he canceled it after his wife warned him: This will escalate into riots.
For the past four years, the photographer from Southwest Florida has chronicled the Black Lives Matter movement through his Nikon lens. A proud liberal himself, Mestel has attended dozens of BLM street rallies. He’s also crossed the lines into the counterprotests to document the names and faces of President Donald Trump’s supporters.
Adam Johnson, 36, of Parrish appeared in front of a federal judge in Tampa on Monday and was charged with three felonies related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol building.
He became notorious on social media as the “Podium Guy” for allegedly stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern and carrying it throughout the Capitol grounds. A judge has ordered $25,000 bail.
Johnson has been charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; one count of theft of government property; and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Johnson was arrested Friday night and released Monday at 1:16 p.m. on bail.
Lawyer of Pelosi Lectern-Carrying Rioter Struggles to Defend Photo: I m Not a Magician
On 1/12/21 at 10:43 PM EST
The lawyer of a Florida man who was photographed carrying the lectern of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during last week s U.S. Capitol insurrection is struggling to explain the photo when defending his client.
Adam Johnson was arrested on a federal warrant Friday and charged with theft of government property, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Johnson was released on a $25,000 signature bond on Monday and is being represented by attorneys David Bigney and Dan Eckhart, who appeared to struggle to defend the photo of Johnson while speaking to the media outside a federal courthouse in Tampa.