ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man spotted carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office in a widely circulated photo during the Capitol assault has been released on $25,000 bail.
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A federal magistrate judge in Tampa agreed to the release Monday at a brief hearing for Adam Johnson, 36, from the nearby community of Parrish.
NEW: Adam Johnson, who was photographed carrying Speaker Pelosi’s lectern through the US Capitol while a pro-Trump mob rampaged on Wednesday, has been arrested, jail records show. https://t.co/l9O86tOU24
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Johnson was arrested last weekend on charges of government property theft, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and entering a restricted building without lawful authority, according to an arrest warrant.
Johnson has not yet entered a plea to the charges, which were filed in Washington.