Johnston… previously pleaded guilty to a felony count of interfering with law enforcement during civil disorder in July 2024.
The 56-year-old actor was initially arrested in June 2023 after the FBI tweeted a photo requesting information about his identity. He is alleged to have led a group to the “front line of rioters confronting the police who were defending the entrance” to the Capitol, helping to launch an assault against a group of officers.
That’s what I’m calling all prison convictions. Because there’s a stigma there. It’s part of why prison labour can be so easily exploited. Because it’s a class based stigma.
Someone charged with a cannabis position isn’t the same as someone charged with trying to overthrow an election.