The man photographed carrying the pulpit of Mayor Nancy Pelosi appeared virtually in federal court on Tuesday and, after being charged in three criminal cases, found himself a little freer than last week.
The 36-year-old Florida man was charged with one charge of intentionally entering or staying in a restricted building without legal authority, one charge of theft of government property, and one charge of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to the Justice Department.
The initial hearing on January 11 for Johnson saw a federal judge grant him $ 25,000 bail and he was forced to wear a GPS ankle monitor. In addition, he was placed under a local curfew from 9 pm to 6 am
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In Tuesday’s lawsuit, Judge G. Michael Harvey in Washington DC also did not order Johnson to withhold and suspend monitoring of his movements through the GPS tracker, citing Johnson’s “limited criminal record”.
However, he is not allowed to roam freely with his limited trip to Florida’s Middle District. He is also not allowed to own firearms.
The father of five is due to appear in court again at 11 am on April 19 for a status conference hearing.
Johnson was discovered after photos of him emerged wearing a Trump cap while carrying the pulpit across the United States Capitol, after allegedly breaking into the building during the January 6 pro-Trump supporters attack.
The FBI was able to discover his identity by comparing his image to a local media outlet that released his name.
Police officers also received an anonymous tip from someone who recognized him as “a mutual friend,” reported Special Agent Michael Jeng.
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More than 70 people have been charged with assaulting the Capitol, The New York Times reported last week, but hundreds are suspected of illegally breaching the building, prompting the FBI to continue to seek public help.
The FBI warned police officers that the individual who created and left the bombs piped near the Capitol is still at large.
Two bombs were found on January 6, one outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the other outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
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Security officials are concerned that he remains a threat to the presidential inauguration on Wednesday.
The breach of the United States Capitol on January 6 was the first attack on the building since 1814 and generated a strong reaction to the amount of security deployed in Washington, DC for the day of inauguration.
Jake Gibson contributed to this report.