Federal prosecutors are recommending that Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley — the QAnon fanatic who infamously stormed the Senate chamber shirtless and wearing horns on Jan. 6 — be sent to prison for four years and three months for his role in the deadly insurrection.
In a late-night 28-page filing, prosecutors said “defendant Chansley’s now-famous criminal acts have made him the public face of the Capitol riot,” according to Politico.
“The defendant was among the first 30 rioters to penetrate the U.S. Capitol building,” and “stalked the hallowed halls of the building, riling up other members of the mob with his screaming obscenities about our nation’s lawmakers, and flouting the ‘opportunity‘ to rid our government of those he has long considered to be traitors,” the sentencing memo says.
As noted by Politico, “the so-called “QAnon Shaman” is just the third felony defendant to reach the sentencing phase of his prosecution after pleading guilty to obstructing Congress’ effort to certify the 2020 election.”
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The 51 months sentence recommendation for Chansley is the stiffest one yet in any case stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
