Thursday, March 30, 2023

U.S._ Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Jan. 6 ‘Shaman’ released from prison early as lawyer calls for sanctions on prosecutors over video


In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Many of those who stormed the … more >


By Alex Swoyer and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times - Thursday, March 30, 2023


The Jan. 6 defendant known as the QAnon Shaman, who wore a horned headdress during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, has been released from prison 14 months early as his lawyer seeks sanctions against Justice Department prosecutors over previously concealed security video that could have aided his defense.

Prison officials said Thursday that Jacob Chansley, 35, has been moved to a halfway house in Phoenix, Arizona. The move took place roughly three weeks after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released videos showing Chansley being escorted around the Capitol peacefully by police on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chansley was sentenced to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty in 2021 to civil disorder and violent entry to the Capitol. But his lawyer, Albert S. Watkins, said the early release was part of the Bureau of Prisons protocol — and did not cite the video for his client’s transfer.

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READ MORE: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/30/jan-6-shaman-released-prison-early-lawyer-calls-sa/

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, called Chansley’s release “amazing.”

I give a lot of credit to Speaker McCarthy for releasing those videos,” she told The Washington Times. “If he hadn’t released those tapes and Tucker Carlson hadn’t put it out, people wouldn’t have seen the truth and I think that played a big role.

She said he should seek justice for being railroaded into prison.


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