Bowman pleads guilty to misdemeanor for pulling fire alarm in House office building

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pleaded guilty Thursday to one misdemeanor for falsely pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building last month ahead of a key House vote.

A stone-faced Bowman appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday for his arraignment, one day after he was charged. Under an agreement with prosecutors, he will pay a $1,000 fine and write an apology to the Capitol Police.

Under the agreement, the charge will be withdrawn in three months at a court hearing set for Jan. 29, 2024.

“How do you plead, guilty or not guilty,” asked D.C. Magistrate Judge Dorsey Jones.