Adam Johnson, 36, pleaded guilty in Washington federal court to one count of entering or remaining in any restricted building
A Florida stay-at-home dad photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the January 6 Capital insurrection pleaded guilty on Monday for his part in the riot.
Adam Johnson, 36, pleaded guilty in Washington federal court to one count of entering or remaining in any restricted building, according to court records.
Johnson, from Parrish, faces up to six months in prison, but a judge will make a final decision at a hearing scheduled for February 25.
A plea agreement recommends that Johnson pay $500 restitution for his share of the damage.
Prosecutors have said the riot caused nearly $1.5 million in damage to the US Capitol.
Authorities say Pelosi´s offices were among those breached by the mob objecting to President Joe Biden's election victory over former Republican President Donald Trump. Five people died in the violence.
A photo that circulated around the world after the violent uprising showed a grinning, waving man identified as Johnson carrying the lectern through the Capitol rotunda with the words 'Seal of the Speaker United States House of Representatives.'
In the photo, Johnson is wearing a knit cap that says 'Trump' on it. A second photo shows Johnson posing with a sign in the Capitol that says 'closed to all tours.'
Johnson was pictured inside the Capitol making off with a lectern and wearing a knit cap that said 'Trump' on it
Photos on his now-deleted social media accounts show him posing next to a sign reading 'closed to all tours' inside the building
Johnson was quickly identified by acquaintances through social media, according to the FBI
Johnson was quickly identified by acquaintances through social media, according to the FBI. He was arrested by federal marshals in Florida two days after the riot.
The wooden lectern was found on January 7 by a member of the Senate staff in the Red corridor of the Senate wing off the Rotunda in the Capitol building. It is worth more than $1,000, according to the House of Representatives' curator.
He was initially charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or ground without lawful authority, one count of theft of government property and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Prosecutors have said the riot caused nearly $1.5 million in damage to the US Capitol. Five people died in the violence
Johnson shared images of himself sporting MAGA hats and sinking beers as he wrote that he had 'made it to DC' the day before the siege
