Jacob Chansley is seen at the U.S. Capitol in a Jan. 6, 2021 Getty Images photo. He is also seen in a Feb. 4, 2021 mugshot released by the Alexandria, Va. Detention Center. (image via SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images, Alexandria Detention Center)
The Jan. 6 rioter who stood behind former Vice President Mike Pence’s Senate dais in a horned, coyote-fur headdress, face paint and a shirtless display of his tattooed torso has been let loose from the last leg of his incarceration, federal records indicate.
Jacob Chansley, the 35-year-old once known as the “QAnon Shaman,” was released from a halfway house in Phoenix, Arizona, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth labeled Chansley the “very image of the riot” before dealing him a 41-month sentence after he copped a plea deal for obstructing an official proceeding.
His attorney Albert Watkins celebrated his client’s release in a statement.
“Chansley worked diligently during his period of confinement to take advantage of the opportunities accorded by his plea deal to reduce the time he was required to serve,” Watkins said in a statement. “The Court and Bureau of Prisons recognized this effort. I sincerely wish Jake the absolute best as he moves forward with his life.”
He was transferred from federal prison to a halfway house in March.
This is a developing story. Check back for further updates.
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