<p>New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in D.C Superior Court on Thursday for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building ahead of a government spending vote last month.</p>
<p>Bowman, 47, reportedly turned himself in on Thursday morning after D.C. Assistant Attorney General Peter Saba charged him with one misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on September 30.</p>
<p>&#8220;What I did was against D.C. law,&#8221; Bowman said, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jamaal-bowman-pleads-guilty-in-dc-court-arraignment-on-charges-for-pulling-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News. &#8220;As I said from the very beginning, I was not trying to disrupt any congressional proceedings. I&#8217;m glad the investigation yielded that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Just before the lower chamber of Congress voted on a spending bill last month to avert a government shutdown, the procedure came to a temporary halt when the fire alarm went off.</p>
<p>Bowman told Capitol Police he was on his way to the vote when he pulled the fire alarm, believing it would open an exit door in the House building.</p>
<p>According to the arrest warrant, Bowman told authorities he saw the nearby doors with a sign that said, &#8220;emergency exit only push to open,&#8221; so &#8220;he pushed on the door and pulled the lever next to it, which must have been the alarm.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;[Bowman] advised that usually when votes are called, all doors are open, and that door is usually open (the second-floor door leading to Independence Ave). The defendant further stated that this door was a usual door he uses. The defendant advised that he then went to a Dem (Democratic) meeting and a vote at the Capitol, then the House Sergeant at Arms contacted him,&#8221; the warrant states, according to Fox News.</p>
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<p>The Capitol Police opened an investigation after the firm alarm led to an evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building. The inquiry resulted in a criminal referral to the D.C. prosecutor.</p>
<p>&#8220;We finished our investigation,&#8221; the Capitol Police told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Our agents gathered all the evidence, packaged it up, and sent the entire case with charges to prosecutors for their consideration.&#8221;</p>
<p>The charges levied against Bowman carry a maximum penalty of six months in jail, but the D.C. Attorney General&#8217;s Office said the congressman &#8220;is pleading guilty and has agreed to pay the maximum fine&#8221; — which is $1,000 — and Bowman will issue a formal apology to the Capitol Police.</p>
<p>If Bowman sticks to the terms of the deal, which includes three months probation, prosecutors will drop the charge at a sentencing hearing on January 29, according to the plea deal <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-representative-bowman-pleads-guilty-triggering-fire-alarm-capitol-2023-10-26/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Oct%2026%20(Reuters),to%20delay%20a%20key%20vote." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by Reuters.</p>
<p>Bowman, a former teacher representing a district covering part of New York City and Westchester County, told reporters before the arraignment, &#8220;Hell no&#8221; when asked if he meant to pull the fire alarm, but asserted he was &#8220;taking responsibility&#8221; for his actions.</p>

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