attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.According to court documents reviewed by The Post, Johnston, 54, was arrested in California.
He is charged with obstruction of officers during civil disorder, which is a felony, and several misdemeanors, including entering a restricted building and engaging in disruptive conduct with intent to impede government business.On March 4, 2021, the FBI tweeted photos of a man, allegedly Johnston, at the Jan.
6 riot and asked the public for help identifying him. The documents state that the Department of Justice identified Johnston using multiple images of him captured on officer body-cam footage, bystander video and CCTV feeds.In the footage, Johnston, along with other rioters, can be seen holding a stolen Capitol Police riot shield to create a “shield wall” and push against a line of officers for “several seconds.”The FBI said that three of the actor’s current or former associates identified Johnston as the man in the photos.One associate reportedly provided a text message from Johnston in which he allegedly talked about being at the Capitol on Jan.
6.“The news has presented it as an attack. It actually wasn’t. Thought it kind of turned into that. It was a mess. Got maced and tear gassed and I found it quite untastic,” the actor allegedly wrote.
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