Posted on 11/17/2021 10:41:40 AM PST by Jess Kitting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the U.S. Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack by followers of then-President Donald Trump.
Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to impose a longer 51-month sentence on Jacob Chansley, who pleaded guilty in September to obstructing an official proceeding when he and thousands of others stormed the building to try to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election.
The sentence matches one Lamberth imposed on a former mixed martial artist filmed punching a police officer during violence, who was sentenced last week to 41 months in prison. The two are the stiffest sentences handed down in any of the roughly 675 riot prosecutions.
Lamberth said he believed Chansley, 34, had done a lot to convince the court he is "on the right track."
Chansley's attorney asked the judge for a sentence of time served for his client, who has been detained since his January arrest. Chansley appeared in court in a dark green prison jumpsuit, with a beard and shaved head.
"The hardest part of this is that I know I am to blame," Chansley said in a lengthy statement before he was sentenced, describing a difficult childhood and saying he had taken responsibility for his behavior.
"I thought I was going to get 20 years solitary confinement," he said, adding: "This trauma has done something to me ... I have the white hairs to prove it ... on my chest ... on my arms... I should not have white hairs your honor."
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If the “leader” of your insurrection is a “shaman” with horns and body paint ... then you don’t have a serious insurrection.
Travesty of Justice and proves the law is an ass.
The Prosecutors and the judge are immoral and insane traitors...
Hmm, sentenced to prison for the remainder of obidens faux term, for a misdemeanor!
Meanwhile, Hunter Biden sells scribblings for half a million and Hillar Clinton stays out of jail.
And the Antifa/Black Lives rioters and killers aren’t even arrested and the illegal aliens get half a million dollars for breaking the law.
What a great country we live in.
Thank you Brandon and friends.
“... thousands of others stormed the building ...”
Is that true? I didn’t realize thousands of protestors entered the Capitol that day.
I wonder if there are any regrets for not ACTUALLY trying to take out the government. They are all being accused and found guilty regardless. Can someone remind me how many people went to jail trying to prevent a Kavanaugh vote?
“obstructing an official proceeding”
Judge Royce Lamberth made one of the worst judicial errors here, by confusing the law with subjective standards of “image” and “popularity”.
It is much like deciding that “ugly” people are guilty, but “attractive” people are not, despite the facts and evidence.
That the defendant is facing years in prison for wearing a funny hat and face paint, as well as having a clever nickname, is just a travesty.
Judge Royce Lamberth has just debased the bench.
He DID NOTHING!!!!!!!
His crime is he stood out by what he was wearing from the other Jan. 6th tourists.
The Judge is guilty.
The judge must be brought to justice fo being
Anyone know of any Antifa/BLM who got this kind of sentence?
These people prevented debate on electors.
A travesty of justice.
This is the message to the little people:. Don’t get uppity, or speak your mind, see what happens.
5.56mm
So the next time you wear a horned hat and wrap paint to stand out…remember that those actions have consequences. The last thing you want to be in any riot….is memorable.
No worries—Trust The Plan!
At least he’s out of his Mom’s basement for a while.
3 years for trespassing.
What have we learned?
> citizen attacking citizen is okay. Burning, looting, murder, okay.
> citizen protesting their government. Not okay.
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