QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley released from prison 14 months early

The “QAnon Shaman” — known for storming the US Capitol shirtless in a horned coyote-fur headdress— was released from prison 14 months early and moved to a halfway house, his lawyer said Thursday.

Jacob Chansley, 35, who became the notorious poster boy of the Jan. 6 riots, had been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison but served only 11 months, said his attorney Albert Watkins.

He pleaded guilty to civil disorder and violent entry to the Capitol in September 2021.


Jacob Chansley is seen with Capitol police during the Jan. 6 riot.
Jacob Chansley is seen with Capitol police during the Jan. 6 riot.
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He was originally sentenced to 41 months in prison.
He was originally sentenced to more than three years in prison.
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