“QAnon Shaman” Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison

NBC News reports:

The Arizona man known as the “QAnon Shaman” will serve 41 months in prison after storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors had asked that Jacob Chansley, who pleaded guilty in September to a single count of felony obstruction of an official proceeding, serve 51 months followed by three years of supervised release. They also asked that he pay $2,000 in restitution.

With his furry horned hat, 6-foot spear and bare tattooed chest, prosecutors described Chansley as the “public face of the Capitol riot” in a sentencing memo. He was among the initial throng to enter the building, and once there, he used a bullhorn “to rile up the crowd and demand that lawmakers be brought out,” the memo said.

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BREAKING: Man known as the “QAnon Shaman” will serve 41 months in prison after storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, judge rules. https://t.co/DTC2vvptzC

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