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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 Black Lives Matter movement through his Nikon lens. A proud liberal himself, Mestel has attended...

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: 'I'm 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 week's 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 knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Johnson wa...