'Qanon shaman' pleads guilty for role in Capitol riot, will face 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison
Jacob Chansley was photographed shirtless inside the Capitol building with face paint and a furry horned hat
By Paul Best | Fox News
Jacob Chansley, an Arizona man known as the "Qanon shaman" who was photographed inside the Senate dais during the Capitol riot, reached a plea deal Friday and will likely serve 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison.
Chansley was one of the first people to enter the Capitol building on Jan. 6, shirtless with an American flag spear, face paint, and furry horns.
He was arrested three days after the riot and originally charged with six crimes, but pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of obstructing an official proceeding.
Albert Watkins, Chanley's lawyer, requested that his client undergo a competency examination in May and told Fox News in July that he "is diagnosed with mental health vulnerabilities, including transient schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression exacerbated by socio stressors."
Chansley was found to be mentally competent after being transferred to a Colorado facility for the mental health evaluation.
"I am very appreciative for the court’s willingness to have my mental vulnerabilities examined," Chansley said in court on Friday.
Chansley was a regular at Trump rallies and told an FBI agent on Jan. 7 that he traveled to the nation's capital "as a part of a group effort, with other ‘patriots’ from Arizona, at the request of the President that all 'patriots' come to D.C. on January 6, 2021."
Watkins has said that his client now rejects the Qanon movement.
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