Horned, Furred, and Face-Painted 'Shaman' of the U.S. Capitol Siege Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

[douglas9]

The man who stood behind former Vice President Mike Pence’s Senate dais in a horned, coyote-fur headdress, red, white and blue face paint and a shirtless display of his tattooed torso dropped his ceremony of innocence on Friday.

Jacob Chansley, the man also known as Jake Angeli and formerly branded the “QAnon Shaman,” pleaded guilty to obstructing the congressional certification.

“Yes, your honor,” Chansley said, when asked if he was guilty of his offense.

Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth accepted Chansley’s plea after a hearing.

Easily identified by his costume and quickly indicted days after Jan. 6, Chansley has spent more than half a year behind bars awaiting trial on six charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol building. He has now pleaded guilty to one of them: obstructing an official proceeding. The charge carries a maximum 20-year sentence, though he would likely get a lighter term of incarceration.


https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/horned-furred-and-face-painted-shaman-of-the-u-s-capitol-siege-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court/

[gratuitous]

1. "Obstructing an official proceeding"

Now, I will grant you that the wording of the charge allows for a lot of wiggle room for anyone pleading guilty. But there are official proceedings and there are really official proceedings. Certifying the election of the President would seem to be one of those really official proceedings that should carry a decidedly higher penalty than obstructing, say, a pro forma session of the Senate to avoid going into recess.

[LakeArenal]

4. Or a school board meeting.

[Vinca]

2. Poor Shaman. I bet they won't let him take his horns to the big house.

Do they have organic, vegan bologna there for him?

[JT45242]

3. 41 to 51 months that might be a deterrent hope the judge goes higher

He has lied about a lot of stuff. So, hopefully the judge goes higher as those would seem to be aggravating pieces to the calculation.

If he and others start getting 4-5 or more years then the people who are known to have thrown punches, kicked an officer, broke a window will hopefully get upped to include the felony murder.

There was an underlying felony -- they theatened violence so injuries were forseen and three people died. Start kicking in the murder charges for anyone on video who smashed something or attacked an officer.

[Botany]

5. Fuck him give him @ least 10 years the man is a terrorist who tried to overthrow our democracy so

.... Donald Trump could stay in power and avoid be prosecuted for his crimes. He left a note for
the Vice President telling him that he would be back for him. "... he left a menacing note for Vice
President Mike Pence that read: “It’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”

[UpInArms]

6. His flag staff is a spear

A deadly weapon ..

He is an abomination

[Botany]

7. Some his nordic/aryan tattoos are of the white power type. Hope he enjoys his stay in prison.

I don't think he will be able to enjoy his crystal meth and vodka breakfasts anymore.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. But now who will make his tofu smoothies just the way he likes them? nt