"QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley to be sentenced for role in January 6 attack
CBSN
Washington — The man known as the "QAnon Shaman," who stormed the Senate chamber on January 6 adorned in face paint and wearing a fur helmet with horns, is due to be sentenced on Wednesday for his involvement in the attack on the Capitol.
Jacob Chansley, 34, from Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty in September to one felony count of obstruction for his role in trying to block the counting of the 2020 Electoral College votes. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison on the charge, but federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 51 months behind bars, the longest requested sentence in a January 6 investigation to date.
Images of a shirtless, spear-carrying Chansley entering the halls of Congress and sitting in the Senate president's chair became iconic representations of the mayhem of January 6, when hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the building and briefly delayed the formal counting of the electoral votes.
