Lawmaker faces up to 6 months in prison for 'falsely' pulling fire alarm

A lawmaker who was caught on camera pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, with some alleging he did so as a means to delay a continuing resolution vote for funding the U.S., has been criminally charged.

Nearly a month ago, it was reported that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught on camera pulling the Cannon fire alarm ahead of this motion to adjourn vote as Dems tried to delay the CR vote. Donald Trump demanded the congressman be jailed for pulling fire alarm during shutdown vote, saying he "must suffer."

Now, the Capitol police has completed its investigation, according to a reporter from NBC.

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"Rep Jamaal Bowman has been criminally charged with one misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm for the September 30th incident in the Cannon Office Building, according to court documents," NBC reported.

The reporter quoted Capitol police as saying, "We finished our investigation. Our agents gathered all the evidence, packaged it up, and sent the entire case with charges to prosecutors for their consideration.”

The reporter continues to report the maximum penalty of six months.

"Capitol Police says their case has been done for a while, and that they presented a probable cause arrest warrant for 22DC1319A - False Fire Alarm - to the attorney general... the charge against Rep Bowman carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail. He has been ordered to appear in DC Superior Court tomorrow morning at 9:30am for his arraignment."