Updated January 13th, 2021 at 02:19 IST

Florida man seen with lectern in US Capitol riot jailed

A Florida man accused of making off with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the chaos was arrested Friday night on a federal warrant.

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A Florida man accused of making off with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the chaos was arrested Friday night on a federal warrant.

Jail records do not show if Adam Johnson, 36, of Parrish, Florida, has an attorney.

Johnson was charged Saturday with theft, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and was held without bail in Pinellas County, Florida.

The married father of five was quickly identified on social media by local residents as the man in a photo smiling as he walked through the Capitol rotunda carrying Pelosi's lectern, The Bradenton Herald reported.

Johnson posted on social media that he was in Washington, D.C., during Wednesday's riots and included disparaging comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the newspaper.

Those posts were later deleted or taken down.

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Published January 13th, 2021 at 02:19 IST