‘QAnon Shaman’ Jake Angeli Will Stay In Jail Through Inauguration Day

Capitol rioter Jake Angeli is expected to remain in jail through Joe Biden’s inauguration. An image of the 33-year-old, who was born Jacob Anthony Chansley, with his face painted wearing a headdress with horns during the Capitol riot went viral and later resulted in his arrest.

On Jan. 11, Chansley was indicted on two felony charges of obstructing a Congressional proceeding, threatening Congressional officials and disorderly conduct, and interfering with law enforcement during the commission of civil disorder, CBS News reports.

Arizona prosecutors requested Chansley, who has also been indicted on four misdemeanor charges, be detained as his release would pose an “ongoing danger to the community” and has been determined to be a flight risk if released.

In a detention memorandum filed on Thursday, prosecutors stated Angeli screamed at a Capitol officer and communicated with fellow rioters using a bullhorn about their plan to take out members of Congress.

In court documents, prosecutors claimed, “strong evidence, including Chansley’s own words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States government.”

The 18-page memo included a note from Chansley, who is also known as the “QAnon Shaman,” that was left for Vice President Pence, The Washington Post reports.

“It’s only a matter of time, justice is coming,” read the note left at Pence’s desk in the Senate chamber.

St. Louis lawyer Albert S. Watkins, who has been retained as Chansley’s legal counsel, called for President Trump to pardon his client and insisted the Arizona man was simply following Trump’s words.

“He took seriously the countless messages of President Trump. He believed in President Trump,” Watkins explained.

“Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley felt — for the first time in his life — as though his voice was being heard.”

Nonetheless, Arizona prosecutors noted that Chansley vowed to return to Washington, D.C. for Biden’s inauguration and should not be released.

“At this juncture in our Nation’s history, it is hard to imagine a greater risk to our democracy and community than the armed revolution of which Chansley has made himself the symbol,” the memorandum stated.

More than 100 people are expected to face federal charges following the Capitol riot, which resulted in five deaths.