Nancy Pelosi's desk.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP / SIPA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk reappeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday after being stolen a week earlier during the Jan.6 violent intrusion into the US Congress.
The photo of one of the rioters waving his hand all smiles, wearing a Trump cap and the desk under his arm, had been around the world.
Adam Johnson, man photographed carrying Pelosi's lectern, has been arrested https://t.co/e1jU171fe3
- CBS News (@CBSNews) January 9, 2021
Released on bail
Quickly identified as Adam Johnson, a resident of Florida, the man was charged on January 8 with unlawful trespassing, violent conduct on the Capitol but also theft, although Nancy Pelosi's desk was found the next day, abandoned. in a hallway.
The 36-year-old man, father of five, was finally released on $ 25,000 bail on January 11, pending his next meeting with the American justice system.
The lectern was to be used during a ceremony in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.
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