Jacob Chansley, who marched through the U.S. Capitol with a spear and horned helmet during the Jan. 6 riot, is set to be sentenced for his role in the attack.
Scott Fairlamb, who pleaded guilty to obstruction and assaulting a police officer, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.Jacob Chansley, the self-described"QAnon Shaman" who infamously marched through the U.S. Capitol with a spear and horned helmet during the, will appear before a federal judge on Wednesday to be sentenced for his role in the attack.
"The defendant was among the first 30 rioters to penetrate the U.S. Capitol building," prosecutors wrote in their filing."The defendant then stalked the hallowed halls of the building, riling up other members of the mob with his screaming obscenities about our nation's lawmakers, and flouting the 'opportunity' to rid our government of those he has long considered to be traitors."on Sept. 3 to one felony count of unlawfully obstructing an official proceeding.
If U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth accepts the government's sentencing recommendation, Chansley -- who isn't accused of assaulting law enforcement or destroying property -- would serve longer than Scott Fairlam, a former mixed martial arts fighter who last week was sentenced toThe longest sentence handed out prior to Fairlam's was the an eight-month sentence handed down to Paul Hodgkins, who accompanied Chansley into the Senate chamber.
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