Jacob Chansley
Jacob Chansley | |
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Chansley in 2023 | |
| Born | Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley 1988 (age 36–37) |
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| Education | Glendale Community College |
| Political party | Libertarian |
| Criminal status | Pardoned |
| Conviction | Obstructing an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512) |
| Criminal penalty | 41 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2000 fine |
| Details | |
| Date | January 6, 2021 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
Date apprehended | January 9, 2021 |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2005–2007 |
| Rank | Storekeeper Seaman Apprentice |
| Unit | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) |
Jacob Anthony Chansley (born 1988), also known as Jake Angeli, also known as the QAnon Shaman, Q Shaman, and Yellowstone Wolf, is an American conspiracy theorist and convicted felon who participated in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he pled guilty to obstructing an official proceeding. He is a supporter of Donald Trump and a former believer and disseminator of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Chansley attended demonstrations in the Phoenix, Arizona area starting around 2019, including a march supporting climate strikes. At rallies, he promoted conspiracy theories supporting Trump, and he has been a counterprotester at Black Lives Matter events. His appearance, with face paint using the colors and symbols of the American flag and a headdress made of fur helped to establish his shaman nicknames.
After being photographed taking part in the January 6 storming of the Capitol, Chansley was arrested on January 9 on federal charges of "Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building." He pleaded guilty to a single charge in September, and was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by 36 months supervised release in November 2021. He served out a portion of his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution - Safford in Safford, Arizona, and was transferred to a halfway house on March 28, 2023, from which he was released on May 25, 2023.
On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged with crimes connected to the January 6 attack, including Chansley.