Arizona 'QAnon Shaman' Faces New Charges In U.S. Capitol Riots

PHOENIX — Arizona's "QAnon Shaman," who was accused of taking part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, faces additional charges in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Officials charged Jake Chansley, 33 — who sometimes goes by Jake Angeli — with civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, disorderly conduct in a restricted building and demonstrating in a Capitol building, according to the indictment. It’s unclear whether the new charges are felonies or misdemeanors.

Chansley was previously charged with two misdemeanors stemming from the violent riot: entering a restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He has yet to enter a plea on any of the charges but is scheduled for a detention hearing Friday.

Chansley has also been a fixture at Phoenix "Stop the Steal" demonstrations and was identified by the FBI because of his distinctive appearance: horned helmet, fur cape and face paint. He was photographed inside the Capitol and on the Senate dais as he carried a U.S. flag on a pole topped with a spear. Chansley is a devotee of the QAnon conspiracy theory and a noted supporter of President Donald Trump.

An investigator said Chansley called the FBI in Washington the day after the riot, telling investigators that he came to the nation’s capital “at the request of the president that all ‘patriots’ come to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.”

Chansley made his first court appearance Monday. His court-appointed attorney, Gerald Williams, told the judge that Chansley has been unable to eat since he was arrested Saturday. He said his client has a restricted diet and eats only organic food. Williams said it was unclear whether Chansley's food issues were related to health or religious concerns.

Chansley told NBC News prior to this arrest that he saw the insurrection as a victory. “The fact that we had a bunch of our traitors in office hunker down, put on their gas masks and retreat into their underground bunker, I consider that a win,” he said.

Chansley is among at least 90 people who have been arrested on charges stemming from the deadly siege on the Capitol, including several from Arizona.