Jay Johnston — best known for the animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” — is pleading guilty to his involvement in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.
The comedian entered his plea Monday to a single count of obstructing officers during a civil disorder.
He’s set to be sentenced in October and faces up to 5 years in federal prison — a fate shared by over 540 Capitol rioters, so far.
Johnston was arrested in California last summer and initially hit with 4 charges … though 3 were later dropped.
He was pegged as a participant in the riot thanks to a social media post the FBI shared in March 2021.
Authorities claim he “participated with other rioters in a group assault” on police officers guarding the Capitol entrance, and also “helped carry a stolen police riot shield out.”
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According to court docs, he also told an acquaintance via text message he’d been there.
By the end of that year, Jay was facing the music — he was fired from his role voicing Jimmy Pesto in “Bob’s Burgers,” which was recast to Eric Bauza in 2023.