Washington – O American Jacob Chansley, one of the men who invaded the Capitol on January 6 and who drew attention for appearing shirtless with tattoos and a buffalo horn dress, pleaded guilty to illegal trespassing and violent conduct in a federal court in Washington this Friday. ordained.
man, self-proclaimed “shaman” and master of QAnon conspiracy theories, an Internet-born movement that believes Satanist pedophiles control the Democratic Party and major American institutions, was arrested without bail days after Congress invaded
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While in prison, Chansley underwent a mental health checkup and was diagnosed with transient schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety.
Nearly 600 people were arrested for the attack on Capitol Hill, where Congress met to validate Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 elections against former Republican President Donald Trump. Earlier, Trump had lied by falsely claiming that he lost the vote due to fraud.
According to prosecutor Kimberly Pascal, Chansley risked 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but with pleading guilty, his sentence should be between 41 and 51 months in prison, which he spent behind bars.
– He has no criminal record, He did not participate in the conspiracy, He was not violent during this attack His lawyer, Albert Watkins, said during the videoconference hearing, in which he asked his client to await a trial verdict at liberty.
The lawyer explained that Chansley had been suffering from “personality disorders” for several years that were aggravated by the arrest. Judge Royce Lamberth has indicated that he will rule on a possible release later. The sentence will be pronounced on November 17.
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Chancellor also called himself a “soldier” of QAnon. Parts of the doctrine’s adherents have Trump as a hero, and they celebrated the invasion of the Capitol as a victory, an attack that ended in the deaths of five people.
