The Wheels Keep Grinding on Those Trumpy Clowns

An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, court records show.

Jay Johnston, 54, of Los Angeles, was arrested there on charges including civil disorder, a felony. A federal magistrate judge agreed to free Johnston on $25,000 bond after his initial court appearance in California. A public defender who represented him at the hearing declined to comment.

Video footage captured Johnston pushing against police and helping rioters who attacked officers guarding an entrance to the Capitol in a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the affidavit says.

Across the country, another 1/6 asswipe has been arrested:

An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists — including an Associated Press photographer — during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.

Peter G. Moloney, 58, of Bayport, New York, faces numerous charges, including civil disorder and assaulting police officers, according to court documents. An email was sent to his defense attorney seeking comment, but there was no response.

He was released on a $100,000 bond after an initial court appearance, according to a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors’ office in New York.

Gotta love it that the funeral home owned by the asswipe's family issued a statement basically disavowing what he did on his own time as being none of their business.

These guys are probably going to do some years in prison, because they assaulted cops and because they're making the Feds work hard to find them. It's sort of an analogue to the old rule that if you run from cops, they're going to bring a beating with them.

It does seem that if you were one of the rioters, the Feds will eventually haul your ass in. And if you were dumb enough to run your mouth on social media about how much fun you had, you're going to do even more time.