Man who wore horns in Capitol riot pleads guilty to felony

PHOENIX — An Arizona antheral who sported look paint, nary garment and a furry chapeau with horns erstwhile helium joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 6 pleaded blameworthy Friday to a felony charge.

Jacob Chansley is present seeking merchandise from jailhouse portion helium awaits sentencing.

Chansley was among the archetypal question of pro-Trump rioters to unit its mode into the Capitol gathering and was wide photographed successful the Senate enclosure with a flagpole topped with a spear.

Chansley pleaded blameworthy to charges "obstructing an authoritative proceeding." One authoritative estimated Chansley would look 41 to 51 months successful situation nether sentencing guidelines.

He had antecedently been arrested connected charges of knowingly entering oregon remaining successful immoderate restricted gathering oregon grounds without lawful authorization and convulsive introduction and disorderly behaviour connected Capitol grounds. He has been successful jailhouse for astir 8 months.

In July, a justice refused to merchandise Chansley from jailhouse up of his trial, noting that helium was a formation risk.

Chansley, who goes by the moniker "QAnon Shaman," refused to devour successful the aboriginal days of his incarceration, and his lawyers yet requested helium beryllium fixed integrated nutrient portion successful jail. Lawyers accidental his "shamanic content strategy and mode of life" required him to devour lone integrated food.

A national justice granted his petition for integrated food connected Feb. 3.