A QAnon acolyte, detained by AR-15, caught with piercing bullets, drove from Wisconsin to Washington, DC on March 3 and told Capitol police officers that “maybe tomorrow he can do something crazy” – the day of discredit theory The conspiracy falsely believed that former President Donald Trump would resume the presidency, according to a unsealed criminal complaint on March 19 in federal court.
Ian Alan Olson, who made the 800-mile journey in a 2016 Subaru adorned with QAnon slogans, told a soldier on duty outside the Chapter that he would “test the National Guard tomorrow to see if they were loyal to the people or the president.” he is “willing to die to fulfill this mission” and that “his actions would unite eight billion people,” the complaint says.
If he were to be shot by the National Guard, Olson said, he would know that the Guard is loyal to President Joe Biden. If the National Guard did not shoot him, Olson claimed that he would know then that the Guard was loyal to the citizens. He explained that he would be “taken up by the Spirit of Christ and lead men to unity,” the complaint reads, and that “things can only be resolved by the end of the barrel of a weapon.”
“The central element of QAnon’s conspiracy theory is the false belief that the world is ruled by a cabal of pedophiles and child traffickers who worship Satan (supposedly largely made up of prominent democratic politicians, so-called government employees,”). journalists and the Hollywood Elite) and that President Trump is working secretly with Q and others to bring down Kabbalah, “said a sworn statement attached to the complaint and signed by FBI Special Agent Justin Mosiman of the Joint Counter-Terrorism Force. Milwaukee Field Office “Many QAnon followers (known as ‘Anons’) call themselves ‘digital soldiers’ and believe they are engaged in an epic battle between good and evil and darkness and light. After the November 3, 2020 elections, many Prominent supporters of QAnon urged the “Anonians” to “trust the plan”, believing that President Biden’s victory was illusory and part of a complicated plan by [an anonymous government official named] Q and others to reveal the crimes of Kabbalah to the world, resulting in President Trump getting a second term.
Dozens of people accused of participating in the Capitol riot on January 6 have been opened to QAnon supporters. The alleged insurgent known as “QAnon Shaman” left a threatening note for Vice President Mike Pence in the Senate chamber. Another QAnon supporter wearing a “Q” T-shirt was seen physically threatening a police officer and hoped to be seen on the video so that the QAnon movement could be properly credited with taking part in the siege.
In Olson’s case, the Capitol Police determined that he and others were in danger and admitted him to a psychiatric hospital in DC. There, Olson was diagnosed with a “short psychotic disorder” and discharged on March 5, according to the complaint.
Ten days later, Olson allegedly drove to an army reserve base in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, which had Q-related phrases such as “Believe me in my plan,” and “WWG1WGA,” a motto. of QAnon which means “Where we go one, we all go”, spray-painted over doors, hood, roof, rear sight and bumpers.
Driving to the base, Olson got out of the vehicle, shouted, “This is for America,” and fired an AR-15-style paint gun at two uniformed reservists about 15 yards away. After allegedly firing “two or three” rounds at the soldiers, Olson’s paintball gun stalled. At that time, the reservists – one of whom is described as a law enforcement officer in civilian life – attacked Olson and detained him for police.
A search of Olson’s car led to a gas mask, throwing knives, a police scanner, two-way radios, a taser and military-style ballistic plates, the complaint continued. Officers also found a three-page handwritten manifesto containing numerous statements about Q and “my plan,” according to a detention motion filed by prosecutors.
Olson was jailed in Waukesha County Jail on three counts of state misdemeanor charges: terrorist threats; battery test; and disorderly conduct. During the trial, Olson volunteered to return recently from Washington, DC, where he failed to send the “message” he hoped to convey. According to the complaint, he then said he intended to cause “mass injury” when he came out and murmured under his breath: “People will remember my name.”
After refusing to speak to a mental health worker, Olson was released from custody on March 16. His wife consented to a search of their home, where police found a very real AR-15 rifle with a sniper rifle, suppressor and seven magazines. loaded with ammunition piercing the armor. The Olson family told police that there were several “still remarkable” handguns and that they would hand them over to the authorities.
On March 19, the FBI arrested Olson on two federal charges related to the incident at the Army Reserve Base: an attack on the U.S. military for service; and assaulting, resisting, or obstructing certain officers or employees — both offenses.
He does not yet have a lawyer on file in the courts and could not be reached for comment.