Rioter Who Stole Pelosi's Podium Identified as Florida Dad

[UpInArms]

A man seen gleefully stealing what looks to be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium in a now infamous photo from Wednesday’s Capitol riot has been identified by the Bradenton Herald as Adam Johnson, a father of five. He traveled from Parrish, Florida, to D.C. to join a group of protesters who later stormed the Capitol to oppose a peaceful transfer of presidential power. The 36-year-old was quickly identified from a photo that went viral where he’s seen grinning at the camera. He could face felony charges for destruction of government property. The mob was eventually brought under control by police forces, but not before four people died and dozens were arrested.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rioter-who-stole-pelosis-podium-identified-as-florida-man-adam-johnson

Asshole criminal picture added on edit

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. 5 kids visiting daddy in prison for at least 10 years...

Now step up to the podium and tell us it was worth it.

[LiberalLoner]

3. Who says he will be arrested? I'm not holding my breath.

[dware]

13. He'll be arrested,

the Feds are going to come down hard on these traitors.

[LiberalLoner]

15. God I hope you are right. 🙏🙏🙏

[LiberalLoner]

20. P.S. not sure if this means anything but helicopters have been flying overhead all day

In a way I’ve never heard before. I assume on their way to DC. I live in NoVa.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

35. Before or after purging the DoJ of trumpists?

[kag]

38. After, but hopefully that will be sooner than expected.

Just call me Pollyanna.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

100. Glad to meet ya. I'm a practicing cynic. :D

[kag]

101. So's my husband

We get along great

[Lonestarblue]

48. They may be waiting until January 20 when they'll have new orders.

Collecting evidence now and indicting after Trump leaves office.

[dware]

51. And, after 1/20, he can't pardon anyone anymore. nt

[trueblue2007]

66. give this traitor 45 years in jail !!!!! LOCK THEM ALL UP, NEVER LET THEM OUT

Give em' bread and water.

[dware]

67. Wish I could rec this

I would add that they do their time in solitary lockup, 23 hours in their cell, 1 hour for exercise, all by themselves.

Fuck it, send their sorry asses to the Florence ADX Fed. Prison, after all, that's where the worse of the worst are sent and they definitely qualify for as the worse of the worst.

[Hortensis]

71. A plus is that you guys may be able to understand the

fear and unexamined vindictiveness that characterize so many conservatives. It's a starting point for not just empathy and compassion, but understanding. What would proportional punishments be? How would different circumstances affect them? Should they be the same for all or does ideology make a difference?

[dware]

76. ...

Should they be the same for all or does ideology make a difference?

It should the same for all, regardless of ideology, treason is treason, no matter who or what their political beliefs are.

What frightens me the most, and I'm a retired Marine, so not much frightens me, is that the next wanna be strong man will be much more smarter than Pissolini and come to power and finish the job Pissolini and his band of enabling thugs started.

We have to remain ever vigilant and somehow put in place a new system for vetting Pres. candidates.

Not sure if this answers your questions.

[Hortensis]

77. That frightens me also. But justice has to be appropriate to the individual.

Btw, I was sleepy and am fuzzy about it, but one of the afternoon political shows mentioned the concerns of intelligence officials that 74 million people who voted for Trump need to be examined, somehow?, for anti-democracy radicalization. I assume for what I call being "trumpzis," activist versions.

[dware]

78. I would ask how many of these 74 million people

would actually take up arms against the US Govt?
There's no doubt a hard core cadre of Pissolini supporters would take up arms, but just how many are willing to give up their domestic lives, their actual lives? Their livlihoods, etc?

I suspect that when the shooting actually started, the vast majority of these wanna be soldiers would give lip service, but would be cowering in their homes.

Against a well trained force, like the FBI's HRT, the various Fed. SWAT teams, State Police SWAT, etc, these domestic terrorists would not last very long.

[Hortensis]

81. How many Third Reich supporters "took up arms"? Most just voted

to give their leader absolute power and looked the other way while brown shirts beat people on the street, etc.

As for what they'd give up, authoritarian follower types are not exactly our most insightful. Most of the potential cost is completely unsuspected. They're the responsible, moral people restoring what is good and right.

[dware]

83. ...

How many Third Reich supporters "took up arms"? Most just voted

to give their leader absolute power and looked the other way while brown shirts beat people on the street, etc

And this is why we need a complete overhaul of the vetting of Pres/Vice Pres. candidates to prevent this ever happening again, along with remaining forever vigilant.

[ahoysrcsm]

116. As you know, we cannot apply the law to a person until after they commit a crime.

It is a very simple process. We don't have a "pre-crime" division. Everyone has a right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. What that means differs from person to person.

The big question, and most may not realize how bad the consequence is for "trespassing in the capitol building," is that all can now be charged with murder after the deaths of 4 people as well as a Capitol Police Officer. Who thought a trespassing charge, we will ignore treason and sedation from the conversation, trespassing at the capitol should now carry a murder charge.

[Hortensis]

117. :) We sure can't! A huge problem for identifying potential problems

is that many more people exhibit signs typical of very bad actors than ever bad-act. So profiling turns up a forest of pretty nasty people whose biggest crimes are speeding and kicking the cat.

But national security monitoring of internet and other messaging and activities, which of course is done, nevertheless identifies people and networks that have at least become active in ways that raise visibility among millions more doing the same. He was pointing out that the anti-democracy radicalization (to some degree from very mild to strong) of nearly 80 million people means a really big population those charged with protecting our national security need to worry about.

That last, "big question," is an interesting point. Certainly anyone fighting in a group that resulted in death might. I've been thinking in more general terms that insurance does not cover criminal acts, so that most of those who are prosecuted are going to find themselves in a world of legal and financial problems they didn't anticipate. Defending against murder or manslaughter charges, whoo!

[bdamomma]

27. He will be arrested

Period. It was a felony. He can kiss his 5 kids away for awhile he will be in prison.

[LiberalLoner]

30. ❤️

[SergeStorms]

70. This can't happen.

He's white. He has a family. He'll have a republican funded legal team, and if he doesn't have a violent police record, he'll get probation. Guaranteed. I want him put away as much as anyone else here, but I know how the legal system works.

[Demsrule86]

57. Maybe not right away as we don't want Trump pardoning him.

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Extra security

on Fathers Day for the family visit! (at least every thing there is bolted down)

[SergeStorms]

61. They were tweeting...

that the way to spot Antifa infiltrators was...get this....they're wearing their MAGAt hats backward. 90% of guys under 30 wear their hats backward anyway. Its a "style" thing.

[lagomorph777]

17. "step up to the podium..."

[paleotn]

88. ......

Jail? No. This may get hidden, but I don't care....

I think Robert De Niro in The Untouchables reflects my thoughts about this guy and all the other. Yes, I really feel this way, could watch it happen, have supper and sleep like a baby. THUS ALWAYS TO TRAITORS!!

[dflprincess]

2. Maybe he can cut a deal where he gets sent

to a, prison near his home so the kids can visit.

[lagomorph777]

18. Well, Gitmo is sort of close to Florida...

[kag]

39. Ha!

[moonscape]

25. Or gets on Trump's pardon list. n/t

[Cha]

4. Mr thinks he's Hot Shit is what I

call him.

He better "face felony charges". Hope he gets Prosecuted.

[soldierant]

75. I always say people who think they are Hot Shit are half right.

And they're not hot.

[erronis]

86. I like that. Another one is: Those that think themselves wits are half right.

Not to detract from the rest of us dimwits.

[soldierant]

108. --

[aquamarina]

5. He's a real role model for his kids

[Mike Nelson]

7. Very sad...

... when you are a parent, you (should) think more deeply about such things... the man is sick. I hope the children are able to get beyond this...

[greenjar_01]

9. His wife is a doctor...he lives in a private home in a suburb of Tampa

Economic anxiety, doncha know...

[A HERETIC I AM]

37. "Private home". ?

Did you mean to say “gated community” perhaps?

After all, aren’t most homes “private”?

[lagomorph777]

40. "single-family" maybe? Pricier than a townhome or condo...

Dude is not impoverished.

[greenjar_01]

60. yes meant single family sorry

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

47. I suspect she will be looking for a new job soon

In extremely high profile cases such as this, employers aren’t usually keen on having staff intimately connected to and almost certainly sharing the same poisonous views as notorious convicts-to-be.

[progressoid]

50. I'd avoid her medical help even if I was dying.

[modrepub]

90. Must Have Someone Else Working To Support Him

Who else has time to go to Washington DC in the middle of a work week. Don't any of these blumpkins have regular jobs?!?

[greenjar_01]

92. He's a stay at home Dad who works on furniture, it said

Doctor wife pays the bills, he watches the five kids and has a saw in the garage.

[modrepub]

96. Probably Listens to Right-Wind Rags

while he works in the garage. Do prisons still make furniture? He may have some services he can perform on the cheap.

[Beakybird]

10. Trump will pardon him.

[Vivienne235729]

110. No he won't. He doesn't give 2 shits about the peons...unless they can do something for him

[DFW]

114. Trump won't get the chance.

It will take the government longer than 12 days to round up, indict, try and sentence these turds, and Biden will not be sympathetic to petitions to pardon them, especially with a VP whose CV includes being a particularly tough prosecutor.

[StarfishSaver]

12. "Florida Dad"?

See what they did there?

Because he has kids, he's identified as "Florida Dad."

Most of the black men murdered by police had children. Have you seen ANY of them EVER identified in a headline as "Michigan Dad" or "Ohio Dad" or "Georgia Dad"?

That's white privilege in action.

[LiberalLoner]

16. +1

[TheOther95Percent]

33. Never

Never seen a black man murdered by the cops described as a dad from anywhere. Local dad, nah. Not that either.

[deurbano]

52. Black men only get labeled "Baby Daddy."

And FIVE kids? How would that fly for a black man? (Also vs. how that flies for 45, with five kids, three Baby Mommas and Tiffany born before the wedding...)

[Demovictory9]

56. yep

[mwooldri]

55. Some people apparently ID'd him as "Via Getty".

But yeah, more WP in evidence.

[Ligyron]

93. I'll be damned, you're right.

I never noticed and there's an example of wp right here.

[Vivienne235729]

111. 1000+ this needs to be pointed out made viral. This should be a post of its own.

[TheBlackAdder]

14. First Degree Theft if greater than $1,000. Fine and up to 10 years in prison.

[lagomorph777]

19. Oh, and also insurrection.

18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection | U.S ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383
Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

[Marcuse]

43. Also felony murder

Felony Murder Doctrine
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary

A rule that allows a killing that occurs in the course of a dangerous felony, even an accidental death, to be charged against the felon as first-degree murder. A felon can be guilty of murder during the course of the dangerous felony even if the felon is not the killer, as might happen when a robber kills a clerk -- the driver of the getaway car, as well as the robber, may be charged with first-degree murder. The rule extends to unusual circumstances, such as the killing of one of two bank robbers by a bank security officer (the surviving robber may be charged with murder).

[marie999]

105. So all of them can be charged with murder.

[Goodheart]

21. Hey, kids, your father is a fuckwad nitwit.

Don't grow up like him.

[erronis]

89. I think you were posting this in the wrong group. This isn't about trump and his spawn....

[Crunchy Frog]

22. Daddy's going to prison kids.

At least he fuckin' better be.

[NCjack]

32. And, kids, don't feel sorry for him. A lot of his white nationalist friends

will be in that prison with him.

[durablend]

34. Of course, there's a book for that

[FakeNoose]

23. The FBI is already on their way

Don't leave the country Adam Johnson, and stock up on facemasks.

[BlueIdaho]

24. With any luck

He can teach his kids how hard it is to get a job with a felony conviction.

[SunSeeker]

82. He's a stay at home dad. His wife's a doctor.

https://www.bradenton.com/news/politics-government/article248333850.html

[BlueIdaho]

103. Looks like she'll need to make other childcare plans.

At least for a a few years.

[SunSeeker]

106. It's probably better for the kids anyway.

That loon sociopath dad probably wasn't teaching them the best life skills.

[BlueIdaho]

107. Totally. nt.

[sanatanadharma]

26. Dads can be dumb dunce dolt dopes

Deplorable!

[tblue37]

28. What a role model for those five kids!

[CottonBear]

29. I wonder if the lecturn can be recovered? NT

[Ishaq]

31. Right-wing dummies

These people are not only right-wing bandits but also very stupid. Didn't they know they were on camera and that the technology is so advanced they would be easily identified?
So we'll have a bunch of right-wing dummies in jail with COVID 19 Soon!

[dware]

36. Better the traitor in prison that walking free after committing treason.

Welcome to DU.

[niyad]

69. Welcome to our DU family.

[BigOleDummy]

87. Hey Hey Hey!!!!!!

Us REAL Dummies resent being compared to idiots and traitors like that piece of shit. It takes a bit of smarts to be a real Dummy.

[Hassler]

41. One more criminal for Chump to pardon before he leaves.

Hurry up with the 25th Amendment!

[OMGWTF]

42. Not verified but I think someone is trying to sell that thing on eBay

Last bid I saw was around $14K. Could be a spoof, but who knows with these fkers.

[NHvet]

44. I'm sure his family is hoping..

that he is sentenced to USP-2 in Coleman Fl. Couple hour ride to visit, but hey...FREEDUM!!!

[cwydro]

45. Good.

He’s going to be doing some time.

Sorry for his kids that they have such a loser father.

[Bettie]

49. His wife is a doctor, according to

this: https://www.bradenton.com/news/politics-government/article248333850.html

Johnson lives in Parrish with his wife and their five children. He is a stay-at-home father, who makes and sells furniture, while his wife is a doctor in Palmetto.

Neither Johnson or his wife have responded to phone calls seeking comment.

Wonder if she'll see the impact of her husband's poor choices in her practice? Wonder if she shares his beliefs.

[MineralMan]

53. Welcome to the Graybar Hotel, Dick Head!

[Sancho]

54. Lock him up in a cage....

[Ohioboy]

58. This moron must be doing pretty well

Back when I was a father of 4, I certainly didn't have disposable income enough to travel from Florida to DC so I could commit federal crimes and act like a jackass.

[SunSeeker]

84. And how does he have the time?

He's a stay at home dad while his wife works as a doctor. https://www.bradenton.com/news/politics-government/article248333850.html

Who watched the 5 kids while he was committing insurrection in DC?

[Zoonart]

59. Reportedly put it on EBAY where it had reached a bid of $100,000

before the sale was halted by the site.

[roamer65]

62. Sounds like he's a sperm donor and not much else.

[Blue Owl]

113. From the shallow end of the gene swamp

[catbyte]

63. Hey, it's Via Getty!

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14836414

[Traildogbob]

64. Socialist

He and that ass wipe illiterate that posted photo of himself in Pelosi’s chair both are 5 kid pricks. Totally pissed off at socialism. Both just got a $ 4,200 check from Pelosi, as survival check. Previously the $2,000 for each adult and $6io for each of his spawn. Could be reasonably sure there is some other fed help for their herds. Yet here they are. And may well get $2,000 each after Biden signs his survival package, that was approved by trump.
Abortion or spay and Neutering, free after 2 kids if you can not provide without gubment checks.

[Traildogbob]

65. And

Without Pelosi bitch slapping Mitch, that neatly 10 thousand would not have gotten to them. Tax payers and socialists. Go figure!

[Sancho]

68. Maybe his wife needs a good divorce lawyer?

[Evolve Dammit]

72. Just a MAGA asshole who thought it would be a hoot to go to D.C. Enjoy your prison time.

[TygrBright]

73. Because of course Florida Man. n/t

[Ishaq]

74. Second impeachment

It won't work because the maniac evildoer Trump has only 13 days left but to impeach him again makes a statement about his criminal responsibility in this. It will further mar his history in infamy along with Hitler, Mussolini, Jefferson Davis Charles Manson, McCarthy, and other historical evildoers.

Trump's name should be attached to those types forever in history. A second impeachment will cement that reputation he deserves.

[cab67]

79. If he ends up on probation -

he won't be able to vote. Florida disenfranchises people on probation. I wonder if he thought of that when he decided that because he's white, he won't spend time in prison.

That's actually true of many states. Not DC, though.

[Jetheels]

80. Maybe he'll use the "I was pushed into the Capitol building" defense, that I seem to be hearing

from several of them.

[whistler162]

97. and he was just holding the podium

so he wouldn't get swept down the hall by the wind that pushed him into the Capital!

[tenderfoot]

85. Wouldn't that be so horrible if his wife's patients decided on another doctor?

[not fooled]

95. No mask, of course

so how much science and medicine does he believe? Does his wife share his views on (non) healthcare?

[Initech]

91. Good! Make it known who they are!

I'm usually not for doxing because it can go both ways, but fuck it. I'm no longer being nice to the MAGAs.

[kentuck]

94. I think he is the same joker hanging by one hand in front of the big doors?

I will try to find photo.

[jeffreyi]

98. What happened to the lectern?

Did he actually manage to take it out of the building?

[Hav]

99. I'd be glad if he'll end up in prison

but I also feel sorry for the family. 5 kids, the mother is a doctor and this idiot probably took care of the kids while she worked. That can change everything. The ones who are punished with him will be the family. You have to be a fking idiot to storm a Government building and steal from there. But you are a complete ahole when you do that with 5 kids at home and a wife working her butt off to bring the money home.

[bdamomma]

102. They also

ID the jerk that was sitting at Nancy Pelosi's desk with his foot hoisted up on it. They will finger these terrorists.

[Gothmog]

104. Lock this idiot up

[Sparkly]

109. And on his way out of the building, the Capitol Police said,

"Do you need help carrying that souvenir, sir?"

[myohmy2]

112. Florida Dad?

...tough shit...

...if you can't do the time don't do the crime...

...

[ThoughtCriminal]

115. Florida "Dad"

instead of the always popular "A Florida Man".

It is a curious media thing that this person is identified as a "Dad". I guess it does suggest that not all of the men involved are "incels", so it might seem peculiar.

[Sugarcoated]

118. The cult is trying to say he was part of "antifa"

Own your shit, Trump traitors. This fool is one of yours.

[tracyb]

119. I LIVE IN PARRISH

I LIVE IN PARRISH FLORIDA AND IT IS NO SURPRISE THIS MAN LIVES HERE. THERE HAVE BEEN TRUMP TRAINS BLOCKING THE TOWN'S ROAD AND MY BIDEN SIGNS WERE CONSTANTLY STOLEN AND GLASS BEER BOTTLES THROWN ON MY LAWN. ONE SUNDAY MORNING I WAS HAVING COFFEE AND PLAYING WITH MY KIDS AND A TRUMP TRAIN STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND HONKED AND SCREAMED TRUMP. I AM EMBARRASSED TO LIVE HERE.

[UpInArms]

120. Welcome to DU, tracyb

Sorry you are in a difficult situation, stay safe

(Ps ... you can turn your CAPSLOCK off)