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Read More »Capitol Riot’s ‘QAnon Shaman’ gets prison sentence
‘QAnon Shaman’ should get jail time to set example – prosecutors
Clad in fur, facepaint, and Viking-style horns, Chansley is instantly recognizable from photos and videos of the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill in January. After languishing in solitary confinement for seven months, Chansley pleaded guilty in September to obstructing the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory, a federal offense. …
Read More »‘QAnon Shaman’ denied request for prison release to see ailing grandfather, who has since died, as judge deems him ‘flight risk’
While Chansley, 34, filed a motion in July for temporary release to see his sick granddad before he passed, he was denied that opportunity by Judge Royce Lamberth, who ruled on Thursday that the accused “failed to present clear and convincing evidence that he is not a flight risk.” According to his attorney, …
Read More »8 months in prison for man who took selfie with ‘Qanon Shaman’ in first Capitol riot felony sentence
Paul Allard Hodgkins pleaded guilty in June to obstructing Congress, a felony crime with a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Hodgkins, of Tampa, Florida, entered the US Capitol in January alongside crowds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ flag. He snapped selfies in …
Read More »‘QAnon Shaman’ becomes MSM’s latest dubious darling after doing CNN the favor of blaming his own crimes on Donald Trump
“I am deeply disappointed in former President Trump,” Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who calls himself the QAnon Shaman, said Monday in a statement to CNN. “He was not honorable. He let a lot of peaceful people down.” Chansley issued his statement from jail through his lawyer, Albert Watkins, who …
Read More »‘QAnon Shaman’ becomes MSM’s latest dubious darling after doing CNN the favor of blaming his own crimes on Donald Trump
“I am deeply disappointed in former President Trump,” Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who calls himself the QAnon Shaman, said Monday in a statement to CNN. “He was not honorable. He let a lot of peaceful people down.” Chansley issued his statement from jail through his lawyer, Albert Watkins, who …
Read More »Horn-wearing ‘QAnon Shaman’ charged over Capitol riot says he’s willing to testify at impeachment trial, feels ‘betrayed’ by Trump
The horned rioter, Jacob Chansley, is prepared to speak out against Trump at his upcoming impeachment hearings, his lawyer Albert Watkins told the Associated Press on Thursday. While the self-proclaimed ‘shaman’ was previously a major supporter of the former POTUS, he now feels “betrayed” after Trump declined to pardon those …
Read More »‘There at president’s invitation’: Lawyer for ‘QAnon Shaman’ gives ‘bizarre’ interview comparing Trump to cult, asks for pardon
In what CNN anchor Chris Cuomo described after the fact as a “bizarre” interview, attorney Al Watkins joined his show to put the blame for events at the US Capitol last week on the president and compared him to Jim Jones, a cult leader who led a mass suicide-murder of …
Read More »Court hears ‘QAnon shaman’ hasn’t eaten since arrest over Capitol riot, mom says non-organic food makes him sick
Arizona native Jake Angeli faced his first federal court hearing in Phoenix on Monday, where the court heard that the so-called ‘QAnon shaman’ has not eaten since he was taken into custody. Angeli, whose legal name is Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley, quickly became a symbol of the chaos that was …
Read More »Horned ‘QAnon shaman’ Capitol invader arrested on federal charges as law enforcement cracks down on rioters
Jacob Anthony Chansley, who goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody on Saturday as law enforcement officers in many parts of the US continue to round-up people involved in the storming of the US Congress building. The heavily tattooed man quickly became a symbol of the chaos …
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