The beaming blond man depicted in a viral photo carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the storming of the US Capitol is a dad of five from Florida with a history of cocaine and marijuana arrests, according to records and reports.
The diehard President Trump supporter, whose image has been turned into a variety of memes about the attempted insurrection, has been identified as Adam Johnson, 36, of Parrish — a small unincorporated area about 40 miles south of Tampa, the Bradenton Herald reported.
An acquaintance of the man confirmed his identity to the outlet, it reported.
Johnson was captured in a blue Trump hat and an American flag scarf smiling and waving at Getty Images photographer Win McNamee — who snapped the pic — as he carried the lectern bearing the official seal of the speaker of the House.
Adam Johnson, a pro-Trump protester, carries the lectern of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the US Capitol building.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBehind him, thousands of rioters were ransacking the Capitol after overtaking police and breaking windows to breach the famed dome during a joint session of Congress to certify Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden.
Soon after Johnson’s photo went viral, local residents were quick to identify him. They told the outlet the rioter is a dad of five who lives in the Gulf Coast town with his wife, who is a licensed family medicine doctor, records show.
Johnson has a long list of run-ins with the law, public records show, including numerous marijuana arrests and one felony possession of cocaine arrest from 2005.
Johnson was unable to be reached for comment — phone numbers listed in his and his wife’s name were disconnected.






