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The two men from Southwest Florida, on opposite sides of the political spectrum, had crossed paths before.

After the Capitol riot, one Florida man became Podium Guy: Another man turned him in Josh Salman and Carlos R. Munoz, USA TODAY Capitol Riot Horn & Lectern suspects in court Replay Video UP NEXT PARRISH, Florida – Allan Mestel booked a flight to Washington D.C., to photograph the pro-Trump demonstrations on Jan. 6. But he canceled it after his wife warned him: This will escalate into riots. For the past four years, the photographer from Southwest Florida has chronicled the Bl...

The lectern, or podium, was wheeled by an aide (left) through Statuary Hall in DC on Wednesday, one week after Adam Johnson (right) was photographed hauling it away during the Capitol riot.

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Lawyer of Pelosi Lectern-Carrying Rioter Struggles to Defend Photo: Im Not a Magician On 1/12/21 at 10:43 PM EST The lawyer of a Florida man who was photographed carrying the lectern of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during last weeks U.S. Capitol insurrection is struggling to explain the photo when defending his client. Adam Johnson was arrested on a federal warrant Friday and charged with theft of government property, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and knowingl...

Nancy Pelosis Lectern Taken by Rioter Returns to Capitol Nancy Pelosi Lectern Taken By Rioter Returns to Capitol Nancy Pelosis lectern is back at the U.S. Capitol ... a week after a Florida man gleefully carried it out during a failed coup. The House Speakers lectern was wheeled into the building Wednesday and, as we reported, it did not suffer any damage. Still, pretty sure the lectern was or will be sanitized like hell. No word yet if the ga...

Capitol Siege: Florida Man Charged With Stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Lectern Out On Bail CBS SF Bay Area 1/12/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco WASHINGTON (CBS SF) – A Florida man charged with stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters appeared in court Monday. According to CBS affiliate WTSP, 36-year-old Adam Johnson was arrested in the Tampa Bay area on Friday, two...

The man seen in a now-viral image carrying away Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tampa, Fla.-area news outlet WTSP reported that Adam Johnson, 38, was released on bail with the conditions that he surrender his passport and wear an electronic monitoring device. An attorney for Johnson addressed reporters at a press conference Monday afternoon and seemingly admitted that his client was the man in the photo carrying stolen property. ADVERTISEMENT "You have a photograph of our client in a building, unauthorize...

Florida man accused in Capitol lectern theft allowed to go free on bond Adam Christian Johnson of Parrish made his first court appearance Monday in Tampa.     Adam Christian Johnson, 36, of Parrish, leaves federal court in Tampa with his attorneys, Dan Eckhart (left) and David Bigney (right) on Monday. Johnson faces three felony charges, including theft of government property. He appears in photographs of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, appearing to carry a lectern from the House ...