Jake Angeli, who was photographed in the Senate Chamber without a shirt on Wednesday, wearing a hat with horns and a painted face, was arrested Saturday, according to the Justice Department.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, aka Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or property without legal authority, and of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, said the Department of Justice in a statement.
“It is alleged that Chansley was identified as the man who was seen in the media and entered the Capitol, wearing horns, a bearskin headdress, red, white and blue face paint, shirtless and brown pants,” he said. “This person was carrying a spear about six feet long, with an American flag tied just below the blade.”
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Angeli has appeared in multiple pro-Trump protests in Pheonix, Arizona, and is commonly known as the “QAnon Shaman,” according to CBS partner KPHO. He has also appeared at rallies in Arizona to protest business closures over COVID-19, the Arizona Republic said.
In a previous interview with the Republic, Angeli said he uses the hat and painted face to attract attention so that he can better share his beliefs about QAnon.
“The snowball is rolling and getting bigger,” Angeli said at a meeting in February 2020, according to the paper. “We are the mainstream now.”
Angeli is one of several pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to evacuate while counting the votes of the Electoral College. The vast majority of the rioters were able to leave without being arrested, forcing the FBI to launch a nationwide manhunt for those involved in the attack.
Many have already been identified from photos or videos taken during the siege, leading to a slew of arrests and even firings. The Arkansas man pictured at the desk of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested Friday, authorities said, as was a West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself storming the Capitol.
Another man, photographed smiling and waving as he carried home speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the riot, was also charged Saturday. The photo went viral and authorities soon identified him as Adam Johnson, 36, a resident of Parrish, Florida.
“Just because you’ve left the DC region, you can still expect a knock on the door when we find out you were part of the criminal activity in the Capitol,” said Steven D’Antuono of the FBI’s Washington field office. .
Fifteen people have been charged at the federal level, and officials say 40 others have been charged in DC Superior Court.