Johnston, who worked in personal injury and employee compensation cases, was fired from George Sink, a South Carolina personal injury firm. Johnston’s lawyer Randy Hough has said he pleads not guilty to the government’s charges.
Johnston is one of more than 800 people criminally charged with involvement in the… Riots in the Capitol. In the riots, thousands of Donald Trump supporters attacked the Capitol in Washington DC in an attempt to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. disruption of the electoral vote that would formalize Biden’s victory.
Federal prosecutors allege that Johnston traveled to Washington to attend Trump’s January 6 rally. According to court documents, security camera footage shows Johnston inside the US Capitol Building that day.
Johnston is charged with four felonies, including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.