Rep Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to misdemeanor for falsely pulling fire alarm in House office building CNN Politics

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge forfalsely triggering a fire alarmin a House office building.

According to the terms of the deal read aloud in court, Bowmans sentencing will be deferred for three months. During that time, Bowman will be on probation, will pay a $1,000 fine and will write an apology letter to the US Capitol Police.

Bowman was caught on tape pulling the fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building in late September, shortly before the House was scheduled tovote on a government funding bill. The building was subsequently evacuated.

Its still possible for Bowman to face federal prosecution over the incident, though it is unclear clear whether Justice Department prosecutors are reviewing the matter. A spokesperson for the US attorneys office in DC declined to comment.

During the hearing Thursday, prosecutors said Bowman walked past seven uniformed officers immediately after the incident but did not tell them what had happened.

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