The shirtless man seen in the photos of the riot inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, dressed in beige pants and a horned bearskin headdress, was arrested and charged in federal court.
The Justice Department announced on Saturday that Jacob Anthony Chansley, who serves for Jake Angeli, was accused of intentionally breaking into the Capitol building and its grounds, along with violent entry and disorderly conduct.
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The Washington Metropolitan Police asked the public to help identify the Phoenix native earlier this week.
Angeli became known in right-wing circles for protesting in Phoenix in his wild attire, telling Arizona Republic in a 2020 interview that he supports Q-ANON.
He was taken into custody on Saturday after calling the FBI’s Washington office to speak with police.
Angeli was seen in several photos posted on social media, walking the halls of the Capitol and sitting in the Senate chamber.
Activist Q-ANON told the FBI that he came to DC with other “patriots” from Arizona at “the president’s request” to protest Congress’s certification of Electoral College results.
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The Justice Department said two other men also seen on social media posts during the riot were charged in federal court along with Angeli, including Florida man Adam Johnson who stole Pelosi’s pulpit.
West Virginia state delegate Derrick Evans, who posted a video of himself breaking through the Capitol door and shouting “We’re in, we’re in! Derrick Evans is on Capitol Hill”, was also charged. He resigned immediately on Saturday.
Washington Attorney General Karl Racine said on Friday in an interview with “Good Morning America” that President Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani could be investigated for instigating the riot.
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“Donald Trump Jr., Giuliani, even the President of the United States, was calling on his supporters and hate groups to come to the Capitol and, in the words of Rudy Giuliani, exercise ‘combat justice’,” he said.
“We are going to investigate not only the mobsters, but also those who caused the violence,” he added.