An actor known for roles in the animated series “Bob's Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison for his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Jay Johnston, who portrayed Jimmy Pesto in “Bob's Burgers” and played Officer Taylor in “Arrested Development,” pleaded guilty to felony interference with law enforcement during the July riots. His lawyer told a federal judge that he had been “blacklisted” since the Hollywood riot.

“It's a humiliation and a terrible oversight,” Johnston told U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols of his involvement in the insurrection.

Nichols, a Trump appointee, called Johnston's behavior on Jan. 6 “problematic – truly reprehensible” and described the actor's statement as “less contrite than the statements made by many other rioters before his conviction.”

As his sentence was announced, Johnston looked straight ahead, his brow furrowed. His father, brother and fiancé attended the hearing and spoke on his behalf.

Prosecutors said Johnston flew from Los Angeles to Washington the day before the insurrection and then marched to the Capitol after attending the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6. There he used a stolen police riot shield to form a “protective wall”. They said they engaged law enforcement in a tunnel and took part in a “heave-ho” push in which a police officer was “pushed and crushed” against a door frame.

The government argued Monday that Johnston had shown no remorse despite his admission of guilt. Prosecutors pointed to an image of the actor dressed as “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley, a rioter sentenced to more than three years in prison, on Halloween in 2022.

“An 18-month sentence reflects the severity of Johnston’s conduct, including his spread of disinformation about January 6 and his lack of remorse for participating in the insurrection,” prosecutors wrote in the memo, asking for a prison sentence of a year and a half Johnston.

Johnston asked the judge for less than a year in prison, suggesting that prosecutors had consistently overstated his role in the riots because he was a “celebrated Hollywood actor.”

“At its core, the government has continued to advance the case against Mr. Johnston on a 'guilt by association' basis, linking the behavior of others around Mr. Johnston to his alleged conduct, rather than maintaining the focus on the individual actions.” by Mr. Johnston,” Johnston’s attorney, Stanley Woodward, wrote in his sentencing memorandum.

Johnston asked the judge for leniency, claiming he had been unable to “make a living as an actor” since joining the mob on Jan. 6. His lawyer confirmed that the actor was fired from Fox's “Bob's Burgers” after his presence at the Capitol was confirmed.

Tim Johnston, Johnston's younger brother, told Nichols that he was “completely shocked” to learn that his brother was involved in the attack on the Capitol. He asked the judge to weigh Johnston's guilty plea with the damage it has done to his career, including the loss of his recurring role in “Bob's Burgers” and a related film from which his character was later dropped.

“He’s closing the door by pleading guilty here,” the younger Johnston said of his brother’s acting career.

Woodward said the actor, whose credits include roles in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David has been working as a handyman to support his family for the past two years.

Johnston's family told the judge that his 13-year-old autistic daughter had significant developmental problems and needed his support.

His fiancée, Sara Radovanovitch, also said that the neighborhood kids look to him as a mentor and often follow him like the “Pied Piper.”

Woodward suggested that as atonement, Johnston should complete an excessive amount of community service – more than 500 hours in Los Angeles or Washington – rather than serve a prison sentence.

In addition to his prison sentence, Nichols sentenced Johnston to 40 hours of community service, most of which was to be completed within a year of his release. He must also pay $2,000 in restitution to the architect of the Capitol.

More than 1,500 rioters have been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol.

Updated at 2:13 p.m. EDT

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