The US Federal Attorney’s Office has arrested three participants in the storming of the Capitol building in Washington, including Jacob Anthony Chensley, also known as Jake Angeli, who participated in the protests in a Viking costume, according to FOX5.
According to prosecutors, the so-called 32-year-old “QAnon shaman” from Arizona was arrested on Saturday, January 9th. He is accused of deliberately entering or staying in a building with limited access without legal authority, as well as forcible entry and disturbance of public order on the territory of the Capitol. Jake Angeli worked as a singer and actor, and was also fond of various conspiracy theories.
In addition to the “shaman”, the authorities arrested 35-year-old West Virginia deputy Derrick Evans and the so-called 36-year-old “Lectern Guy” on similar charges Adam Johnson from Florida, who was captured walking around the Capitol with the pulpit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his hands.
Previously, Twitter users turned into a meme of a Viking costume who came to storm the Capitol Jake Angeli. Social media compared him to Chewbacca, a character in the Star Wars movie saga, a barbarian robbing Rome, and a character in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and also discussed his clothes.
The assault on the US Capitol building took place on January 6 during a rally of supporters of the current President of the United States Donald Trump , who do not recognize the results of the November vote, according to the results of which he was Democrat Joe Biden was elected. The rallies led to clashes with the police. Five people died, dozens were detained.