Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has agreed to plead guilty to falsely triggering a fire alarm on Sept. 30 in the Cannon House Office Building.
He was charged by the attorney general of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday but struck a deal with prosecutors for the charges to be dropped in three months in exchange for a formal apology and a $1,000 fine.
According to the charging documents, the Capitol Police's investigation found "probable cause to believe that the defendant willfully or knowingly gave a false fire alarm" in the city. While he claimed he pulled the alarm in a hurry, thinking it would open a door so he could make his way to the vote, video footage released publicly called his claims into question.
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