Jay Johnston biography: 13 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Los Angeles, California

Jay James Johnston is a white man from Los Angeles, California, United States. He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

In 1993, Johnston graduated from Columbia College Chicago in Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in acting. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 1995 to 1998, he worked as a sketch actor and writer on all four seasons of the HBO sketch comedy series “Mr. Show with Bob and David“.
2. He played a soldier in “The Independent” and a cop in “Desperate but not Serious” in 2000, a roadie in “Not Another Teen Movie” and a cop in “Hollywood Palms” in 2001 and an agent in “Men in Black II” in 2002.
3. From 2004 to 2014, he played Office Taylor in “Arrested Development“.
4. He played a waiter in “Dirty Love” in 2005 and a gang member in “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny” in 2006.
5. From 2007 to 2010, he played Officer Jay McPherson in “The Sarah Silverman Program“.
6. From 2011 to 2021, he voiced Jimmy Pesto Sr. in “Bob’s Burgers”.
7. In 2015, he appeared on Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes‘s show called “The Gavin McInnes Show“.
8. From 2016 to 2017, he played Pastor Lewis in “Love“.
9. In 2019, he played Paul Standinghpin in “Dope State” and various roles in “Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History“.
10. In 2020, he played Don Wachtell in “Better Call Saul“.
11. He traveled via United Airlines from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., USA on January 4, 2021 and vice versa on January 7, 2021. Wearing a green camouflage neck gaiter and a dark leather jacket, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. That day, Donald Trump supporters breached the building while a joint session of Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 presidential election. The Federal Bureau of Investigation later posted photos of him taken during the riot. On March 8, 2021, an attorney representing him contacted the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center.
12. In 2022, he played Allen Marcus un “Wing Dad“.
13. On June 5, 2021, an FBI special agent filed a criminal complaint against him, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya. He was 54 years old when he was arrested by FBI agents on June 7, 2023. He was charged with civil disorder, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings. A federal magistrate judge agreed to free him on $25,000 bond after his initial court appearance in California.