Squad Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he illegally pulled a House office building fire alarm during a critical GOP-led vote on the floor.
Bowman is being charged with a misdemeanor for causing a false fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building.
Bowman told reporters ahead of the arraignment that he is “taking responsibility” for causing the false alarm and that “Hell no” he didn’t mean to pull the alarm.
“What I did was against D.C. law,” Bowman said. “As I said from the very beginning, I was not trying to disrupt any congressional proceedings, I’m glad the investigation yielded that.”
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Bowman got a plea deal: Write a letter of apology to the U.S. Capitol Police and pay a $1,000 fine.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Dorsey Jones told Bowman that he could face six months in prison and a $1,000 fine if he does not write the letter of apology.
Bowman’s office told Fox News Digital that the congressman’s deal with the D.C. attorney general would see the charges withdrawn if he writes the letter and pays the fine.
