International- The Capitol rioter pictured carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern on
January 6 has pleaded guilty. - Adam Johnson reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and could face anywhere from zero to six months in prison.
A Florida man who was pictured carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the January 6
Adam Johnson reached an agreement with federal prosecutors and pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, according to court documents seen by Insider.
In exchange, prosecutors dismissed charges of theft of government property and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, the court documents said.
In addition to the dropped charges, the agreement covers a potential book that Johnson has expressed interest in writing, court documents show. For five years, the government has the right to any profit he makes from the book, the the plea agreement said.
Johnson will not be held in jail before sentencing, but sentencing could range from zero to six months in prison, the court documents said, and potential fines are between $500 and $9,500.
According to the statement of offense, Johnson traveled to Washington D.C. on January 5 from Tampa, Florida, to attend the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally that descended into the Capitol riot.
Prosecutors said in the statement of offense that Johnson entered the Senate Wing of the building around 2:20 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., he picked up a lectern with the Speaker of the House seal and carried it to the Capitol Rotunda where he posed for photos before leaving the building at 3 p.m., prosecutors said.
A total of 702 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far.