Jake Angeli, who is “the shaman” condemned for the assault on the US Congress

Fur coat, headdress with horns, face painted with stars and stripes and an American flag in his hand. The man dressed as a Viking, among the Donald Trump supporters they have stormed Congress of the United States on January 6, 2021, is known as Jake Angeli is also nicknamed “the Shaman of QAnon” but his real name is Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley. For the assault on the Capitol, on November 17, 2021 he was sentenced to 41 months in prison

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The 34-year-old is one of the followers of far-right conspiracy theory according to which there is a hypothetical secret plot organized by some occult powers that would act against Trump and his supporters

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Among the many images from Washington, many can be seen the 34-year-old in the midst of the protesters who broke into Capitol Hill, causing the suspension of the ratification of the results of the presidential elections which on November 3, 2020 saw the victory of Democrat Joe Biden

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In the photo, one of the images that will remain the symbol ofassault on Washington, during which 4 people died. The “shaman” lives in Arizona

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As we read on AzCentral, a local Arizona newspaper, since at least 2019 the man has repeatedly demonstrated in front of the government headquarters in Phoenix

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The “shaman” has often exhibited his various conspiracy theories, most related to the beliefs espoused by QAnon

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In a 2020 interview with The Arizona Republic, the young man said he wears the fur, paints his face and walks around shirtless to draw attention

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In addition, he added that his job is to explain his to people beliefs about QAnon and other theories which he believed to be true

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The “shaman” also has a profile on Facebook where he posts his theories and photos of the events in which it takes part

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After the assault on Capitol Hill, the 32-year-old was arrested and indicted for illegal and violent entry and violent conduct in the Congress buildings. November 17, 2021 was sentenced to 41 months in prison

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