Justice american demanded 51 months in prison against a pro-activistTrump conspirator, who became one of the emblematic attackers of the Capitol with his headdress with buffalo horns on January 6, according to court documents.
Jacob Chansley, « chaman Self-proclaimed and adherent to QAnon’s conspiracy theories, was arrested a few days after the fact. Facing up to 20 years in prison, he pleaded guilty to unlawful trespassing and violent conduct in early September in federal court in Washington.
His lawyer, invoking “His sincere remorse”, his psychological problems and the 317 days spent in detention, pleaded the “Compassion of the court” to impose a penalty “Much lighter”.
Some 660 people charged
Armed with a spear, shirtless and decked out in a headdress of buffalo horns, the thirty-something from Phoenix, Arizona, had participated in the invasion of Congress, with hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump, to prevent elected officials to validate the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election.
Another attacker, Scott Fairlamb, from New Jersey, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison for his participation in the attack and for assaulting a police officer, the most severe sentence so far against the approximately 660 people indicted for the attack on the seat of Congress. He had pleaded guilty in August.
But to explain its severity, the prosecution notes in a document released Tuesday evening that Jacob Chansley had “ well before the events of January 6 ” encouraged on social media to “Denounce politicians, the media and the corrupt electoral system”.
On the day of the attack, he “Stirred up the ardor of other rioters around him, uttered insanities and threats” and “Left a word of threats” to Vice President Mike Pence, she said.
“Accept responsibility for your conduct”
Jokingly guilty, Jacob Chansley “Accepted responsibility for his conduct and agreed to cooperate with the authorities” but “these acts pale in comparison to the lack of respect the accused has shown for the law and for our democracy”, she still believes.
A total of 658 people have been charged to varying degrees for their participation in the deadly assault, according to the Extremism Research Program at George Washington University.
Five people died during or shortly after the attack, including a police officer and a female protester killed by an officer inside the building. In addition, two police officers committed suicide in the days and weeks that followed, without a direct link being established.
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