A judge has ordered the feds to return the spear and horned helmet worn by the man who touted himself as the “QAnon Shaman” when he stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots. Federal Judge Royce Lambert ruled Monday that the Department of Justice needed to give back Jacob Chansley’s “unmistakable outfit” after the convict served his 41-month sentence for his part in the deadly 2021 mayhem. “Mr. Chansley has completed his prison sentence and much of his term of supervised release. Now, he has moved for the return...

The so-called QAnon Shaman can get his infamous spear and helmet back, a federal judge has decided, noting that the government never sought forfeiture of the property in the Jan. 6 case. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth began his ruling Monday by observing that, while Jacob Chansley stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, like thousands of others, he stood out to the world due to his outfit of “a horned coyote-tail headdress; red, white, and blue face paint; gloves; and no shirt,” and that he had armed himself with...

A federal judge has ruled that Jacob Chansley, the man known as "QAnon Shaman," is allowed to have back the notorious furry hat and spear that he carried when he stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The FBI seized these items after he was arrested in connection with the riot. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth granted Chansley's request to have his possessions returned. The court filing said: "Mr. Chansley has completed his prison sentence and much of his term of supervised release. Now, he has moved...

The insurrectionary accouterments of Jacob Chansley, better known as QAnon Shaman, must be returned to him. A judge ordered the U.S. Justice Department to give him back the "unmistakeable outfit" confiscated when Chansley was arrested fir his part in the Jan 6, 2021 riots on Capitol Hill. Chansley, who was sentenced to 41 months imprisonment for his participation, had demanded back the "horned coyote-tail headdress" and the "six-foot pole with an American flag ziptied to the shaft and a metal spearhead fixed to the top." The Department of Justice had...

The horned helmet and spear-tipped flagpole, along with the furry vest, tattooed torso and brightly painted face, made Jacob A. Chansley the “face of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the D.C. judge who handled his case wrote last year. Now that judge is ordering the government to return the helmet and spear to the “QAnon Shaman,” rejecting prosecutors’ claim that the items might still be needed as evidence. Chansley, now 37, was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, and...

The notorious January 6 Capitol rioter known as the QAnon Shaman will soon get his iconic headdress and spear back following a federal judge’s ruling. Jacob Chansley was one of thousands of people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 2021, in a bid to stop the certification of the electoral college votes for President Joe Biden. Chansley instantly became one of the most recognisable – and so easily arrested – rioters thanks to his infamous horned, coyote-tailed headdress and six-foot spear. He was charged and later pleaded guilty...

A judge has ordered the Justice Department return all seized property to Jacob Chansley–the infamous “QAnon Shaman” who pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots—including his viking helmet and spear. Chansley, who was originally sentenced to 41 months in prison with 36 months of supervised release, was released to a halfway house in March for good behavior. On Monday, Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth approved a motion that would return all of the property seized by investigators through a...

The Department of Justice must return the horned helmet and spear “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley sported while taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a judge has ruled. Chansley, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his actions during the attack, asked the government to return the property it confiscated in May: a horned coyote-tail headdress and a pole with an American flag ziptied to it and metal spearhead. He won an early release in March 2023. The DOJ argued the items, which...

The government seized Jacob Chansley's horned hat and spear as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol. Now, he will get them back. PHOENIX — When thousands of rioters stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while legislators were certifying the results of the 2020 election, one man from Arizona stood out in the crowd. A shirtless man, wearing a horned hat and carrying a six-foot-tall spear. Chansley was charged for his role in the attempted insurrection, eventually pleading guilty to a...

The horned helmet and spear-tipped flagpole, along with the furry vest, tattooed torso and brightly painted face, made Jacob A. Chansley the “face of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the D.C. judge who handled his case wrote last year. Now that judge is ordering the government to return the helmet and spear to the “QAnon Shaman,” rejecting prosecutors’ claim that the items might still be needed as evidence. Chansley, now 37, was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, and...