UPDATE: The voice actor of Bob’s Burgers who attacked police and others during the MAGA siege of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, will spend a year and a day in prison.

More than a year after Jay Johnston was arrested for his very active participation in one of the worst days in the history of American democracy, the self-proclaimed “blacklisted” actor was sentenced on Monday by a federal judge in Washington DC. Johnston was present at the sentencing and will surrender to authorities to serve his sentence in the coming weeks.

The sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols was less than the 18 months prosecutors had sought. “An 18-month prison sentence reflects the severity of Johnston’s conduct, including his spread of disinformation about January 6 and his lack of remorse for his participation in the riot,” government attorneys said in a criminal filing filed with the court earlier this month.

To that end, prosectors noted that Johnston “made light of his participation in the riot by dressing up as Jacob Chansley, known as the ‘QAnon Shaman,’ at a Halloween party he attended” in 2022. Anchorman The actor’s lead attorney, Stanley Woodward, tried unsuccessfully to limit his client’s prison sentence to less than a year.

The actor was removed from the Fox animated series after his participation was announced on January 6. His lawyer has claimed that Johnston was targeted by the FBI because he is an “acclaimed Hollywood actor.”

Judge Nichols didn’t believe that and added Johnston to the more than 600 people put behind bars for their role in the January 6 rampage.

2nd UPDATE, July 8: Former Bob’s Burgers voice actor Jay Johnston today pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from his participation in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He has been charged with civil disorder, a misdemeanor.

Johnston, 55, could face a maximum prison sentence of five years, but sentencing guidelines suggest a prison term of eight to 14 months. His sentencing is scheduled for October 7.

Johnston’s other credits include Anchorman, Men in Black II And You better call Saul.

1st UPDATE, June 25: Former Bob’s Burgers voice actor Jay Johnston today agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from his participation in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The 55-year-old actor, whose credits are also included You better call Saul And Mr. Show with Bob and David, is facing multiple charges, including civil disorder and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.

His formal change of plea hearing is scheduled for July 8 in Los Angeles. Read the details of the case below.

PREVIOUSLY, June 7, 2023: Jay Johnston was arrested today in Los Angeles for his participation in the January 6 insurrection and attack on the US Capitol.

The couch Bob’s Burgers actor surrendered to the FBI at the field office on Wednesday, a day after the Justice Department issued a warrant against him (read it here). Johnston is expected in federal court later today. (Update, 7:45 p.m.: Johnston made his first appearance in U.S. District Court this afternoon. He was released on $25,000 bail and will attend a remote hearing on June 13.)

For participating in a “group attack,” according to other court documents, Johnston has been charged with obstruction of law enforcement in the execution of their duties, as well as misdemeanor counts of entering a restricted area and obstructing the conduct of government business (read it here ).

Since March 2021, the FBI has been looking for the involvement of the man who voiced Jimmy Pesto in dozens of episodes of the Fox animated series. An alum of Mr. Show with Bob and David, You better call Saul And The Sarah Silverman ProgramJohnston was sidelined Bob’s Burgers back in December 2021 for being part of the Donald Trump-supporting MAGA mob that stormed the Capitol that day nearly 2½ ago.

As they have done with literally thousands of suspects, the FBI released photos of Johnston not long after the January 6 attack: