Legal Opinion
United States v. Chansley
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 5, 2024No. Criminal No. 2021-0003Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Case No. 1:21-cr-3-RCL JACOB ANTHONY CHANSLEY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Defendant Jacob Anthony Chansley stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. In that respect, he was like thousands of others that day. But he stood out to the entire world because of his “unmistakable outfit” of “a horned coyote-tail headdress; red, white, and blue face paint; gloves; and no shirt.” United States v. Chansley, 525 F. Supp. 3d 151, 155 (D.D.C. 2021). In addition, he had armed himself with a serious weapon: “a six-foot…
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