the “horned man” has pleaded guilty and seeks to reduce his sentence

It was the emblem when the United States Capitol was captured last January. His tattoos and his buffalo horns they transformed it into the image of that moment which surprised the world. Now that same person, Jake Angeli, pleaded guilty to “unlawful trespassing” and “violent conduct” in federal court in Washington for the purpose of reduce the length of your sentence.

Angeli, a self-proclaimed “shaman” and follower of QAnon’s conspiracy theories, was arrested days after the assault on Congress by supporters of former President Donald Trump who left five dead.

The man faced 20 years in prison, but with this admission of guilt he should serving between 41 and 51 months (between 3 and 4 years) in prison, minus the eight he has already spent behind bars, according to prosecutor Kimberly Paschall.

“Has no criminal record, has not conspired, has not been violent“assured during the hearing by videoconference his lawyer Albert Watkins, who asked his client to await the judgment in complete freedom.

The lawyer pointed out that Angeli had suffered for several years from “personality disorders“Which were made worse by a period of solitary confinement,” AFP news agency reported.

Judge Royce Lamberth has indicated that he will rule on a possible release at a later date. The sentence will be known on November 17.

Angeli was among the mob of Trump supporters that invaded the Capitol on Jan.6 in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from validating Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election.

Symbol of an attack that shocked the United States

The image of Angeli became an emblem of the capture of the Capitol. The scenes recorded by the photographers showed him with his face painted and a cap made of buffalo fur and horns. He also wore the naked torso, drawn with celtic tattoos, an american flag in the hands.

A follower of former President Trump, Angeli is better known as Q-Shaman by followers of QAnon, a movement that supports the existence of a secret society of power involving leaders of the Democratic Party, billionaires such as George Soros and Bill Gates and some Hollywood actors attending a international network of satanism and pedophilia.

In an interview with the Arizona Times newspaper, he pointed out that he wears the fur hat, paints his face and walks shirtless like a way to capture people’s attention when delivering your message about the QAnon.

He has also participated in protests to demand the reopening of Arizona businesses closed by local government as a restriction to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and has been seen in protests to challenge election results.

With his torso riddled with Viking-inspired tattoos, like the god Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and a tree of life, he captured everyone’s attention and even sitting on the Capitol grounds during which the joint session of the two Chambers was held to certify Biden’s victory.

With information from Telam

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