Florida person to host jail party ahead of Capitol riot sentence

Before surrendering to serve 75 days in prison for his purpose in the Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol, which include using Property Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, Adam Johnson is hosting a “going to prison” party.

“Come help me celebrate my very last Friday of independence before I go to jail for the lamest demand in background,” the Facebook party states.

The party is scheduled for April 1 at Caddy’s Bradenton.

Johnson, 38 of Parrish, pleaded guilty in November to 1 count of moving into or remaining in any limited creating as component of a plea settlement.

Very last thirty day period, Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced Johnson to 75 days in federal jail, with credit score for time he has presently served. Subsequent his release, Johnson will be on probation for a person calendar year, have to entire 200 hours of group company, pay out a $5,000 great and pay out $500 restitution — his share of the just about $1.5 million in problems induced at the Capitol.

During that listening to, a great deal like at the time of plea hearing, Johnson and his defense claimed he was remorseful for his actions.

“I am not hoping to shy absent from the issues I did,” Johnson mentioned at the sentencing. “I am not hoping to shy away from being responsible.”

Walton experienced beforehand admonished Johnson, who was captured in a viral photograph smiling and posing with Pelosi’s lectern, at his plea listening to.

“You appeared to have thought it was a entertaining occasion to be associated in. I do not realize that mentality and to appear to Washington, D.C., and to damage a monument of our democracy, I obtain it pretty, really disturbing,” Walton mentioned at the time.

Johnson was discovered in the viral photograph on social media and in tips to the FBI in just hours of the U.S. Capitol staying breached.

Johnson’s defense legal professional, Dan Eckhart, declined to remark on the party and claimed Johnson “is not fascinated in talking to the media.”

Management at Caddy’s was unaware of the prepared celebration and had no comment.

In a submit manufactured to the Facebook occasion website page on March 20, Johnson wrote, “If this is your to start with prison social gathering and are asking yourself what to carry, shivs, data files, and cell phone cards are constantly appreciated.”

Johnson designed his new Fb account making use of the identify of Frederick Muhlenberg in the URL. Muhlenberg was the initial Speaker of the House and was also the initial signer of the Bill of Rights.

This story was originally released March 24, 2022 2:45 PM.