Jake Angeli
| Jake Angeli | |
|---|---|
,_seen_holding_a_Qanon_sign_(cropped).jpg) Jake Angeli (Qanon Shamon), seen holding a Qanon sign (cropped).jpg Angeli in 2020 | |
| Born | Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Other names |
|
| 🏳️ Citizenship | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Notes | |
Military Service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2005–2007 |
| Rank | Storekeeper Seaman Apprentice[1] |
Jake Angeli (born Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley; c. 1988),[2] also known as the "QAnon Shaman", "Q Shaman" and "Yellowstone Wolf",[3] is an American conspiracy theorist, actor,[4] and activist who participated in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. He is a supporter of President Donald Trump and a proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory.[5][6]
Following the storming of the Capitol on January 6, Angeli was posted as a person of interest with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.[7] On January 8, Angeli told KPNX that he "wasn't worried" about possible charges.[8] Misinformation labels Angeli as a member of various movements which he does not support, such as Antifa or Black Lives Matter.[9][5] On January 9, Angeli was arrested on federal charges of "knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds".[10]
Early life and career[edit]
Jake Angeli was born c. 1988,[2] to Martha Chansley.[11] He attended Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and Glendale Community College, where he completed some coursework in psychology, religion, philosophy, and ceramics.[12][13]
Chansley enlisted in the United States Navy on September 26, 2005. After boot camp and training as a supply clerk, he was assigned to the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in March 2006. At some point, he refused to take an anthrax vaccine and was scheduled for dismissal from the Navy. On Sept. 29, 2007, he was sent to a Transient Personnel Unit in Puget Sound in Washington state, and was processed out of the Navy on October 11. After two years and 15 days in uniform, his final rate was Storekeeper Seaman Apprentice, one step above a recruit.[14]
Career[edit]
Angeli says that before his political activity he worked as an actor and voice-over artist, and kept a profile on the Backstage website.[15]
Angeli has self-published two books: Will & Power: Inside the Living Library (Volume 1), published in 2017 under the pen name Loan Wolf; and One Mind at a Time: A Deep State of Illusion, published in 2020 under the name Jacob Angeli.[13] He produced and narrated 11 videos espousing various conspiracy theories and uploaded them onto the platform Rumble in late 2020.[16]
Activism[edit]
Angeli has been a supporter of Donald Trump,[17][18][19][20] has a social media following, and has attended rallies supporting QAnon mostly in and around Phoenix.[17] At various rallies in Arizona, he shouted about QAnon conspiracy theories and carred a sign that says "Q Sent Me."[21]
Before attending far-right rallies, Angeli was noticed in 2019 for frequently protesting alone outside the Arizona Capitol, espousing various conspiracy theories.[22] He was reported as a shamanic practitioner when attending a climate activism protest in Arizona.[23] He began wearing his distinctive fur hat and face paint to attract attention so that he could then talk about QAnon and "other truths", he told The Arizona Republic in early 2020;[17] in 2021 he called his outfit "Shaman" dress.[22] He appeared at a Black Lives Matter protest in the Phoenix area in order to spread the QAnon conspiracy theory.[24]
Besides appearances at Trump rallies, Angeli protested COVID-19 lockdowns in Arizona. Following the 2020 United States presidential election, Angeli's protests focused on challenging the results of the vote in Arizona.[17][25] He camped outside the Maricopa County Courthouse during the vote counting process,[26] and gave a speech at a rally there on November 7, the day that president-elect Joe Biden announced his win, declaring, "This election has not been called! Don't believe that lie! They got their hands caught in the cookie jar and we're going to the Supreme Court! Trump always looks like he's going to lose. And then he wins."[20]
Participation in Capitol storming[edit]
Court transcripts reveal Angeli related to the FBI that he had traveled to the Capitol "as a part of a group effort, with other ‘patriots’ from Arizona, at the request of the President that all ‘patriots’ come to DC on January 6, 2021”.[27]
During the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, Angeli entered the United States Senate floor in the Capitol, wearing his symbolic shamanic attire, including a horned fur headdress, and war paint in red, white, and blue, as well as carrying a six-foot-high (1.8 m) spear, with an American flag tied below the blade.[28] He was also photographed standing on the raised platform in front of Vice President Mike Pence's chair. Following the riot, Angeli told reporters, "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."[3] In addition to his choice of clothing, media sources speculated regarding Angeli's choice of tattoos.[29][30] He said that police had initially blocked the crowd from entry, but had then specifically allowed them entry, at which point he entered.[31] On January 8, Angeli was posted as a person of interest with the Washington DC Police.[7] Interviewed while wanted, Angeli said that he believed he did nothing wrong, telling NBC: "I walked through an open door, dude."[32] Angeli had no criminal record in Arizona before taking part in the riot.[21]
On January 9, Angeli was arrested and brought up on U.S. federal charges of "knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds". A Capitol police special agent was quoted as saying that he pegged Angeli by his “unique attire and extensive tattoos covering his arms and left side of his torso".[33] Angeli voluntarily spoke to the Washington Field Office of the FBI prior to his arrest.[34] Once in prison Angeli reportedly refused to eat because the food served was not organic.[35] Subsequently, a court ordered that he receive organic food.[36]
Other beliefs[edit]
Angeli has stated his belief that televisions and radios emit "very specific frequencies that are inaudible" and "affect the brain waves of your brain".[13] Angeli also stated his belief in the Bilderberg conspiracy and his belief that Freemasons designed Washington, D.C., according to "ley lines" that amplify the Earth's magnetic field.[13] In reflecting on the Capitol storming, Angeli said that "What we did on Jan. 6 in many ways was an evolution in consciousness, because as we marched down the street along these ley lines, shouting 'USA' or shouting things like 'freedom'... we were actually affecting the quantum realm."[13]
When asked about her son's views in 2021, Martha Chansley told ABC15 Arizona that "it takes a lot of courage to be a patriot".[11]
Angeli is a self-described "shamanic practicioner and energetic healer", and has also made posts on Facebook affirming his Christian faith.[37] He has also made social media posts in reference to Heathenry.
False rumors[edit]
After the Capitol Hill riot, some conspiracy theorists falsely said that Angeli was associated with the anti-fascist Antifa movement or the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and had infiltrated the event as an agent provocateur.[9] In a January 6 tweet from his Twitter account, USAwolfpack, Angeli responded to speculations made by Trump campaign lawyer Lin Wood: "Mr. Wood. I am not antifa or blm. I'm a Qanon & digital soldier. My name is Jake & I marched with the police & fought against BLM & ANTIFA [in] PHX."[38][39] Snopes investigated the statement, concluding that he was not affiliated with Antifa and was an active Trump supporter.[9]
There was also speculation that Angeli colluded with Nancy Pelosi's son-in-law, Michiel Vos, seen in a photo with him outside the U.S. Capitol Building. Snopes wrote that Vos is a reporter with RTL, and the image is from a story on the protests which Vos wrote for Dutch news program RTL Boulevard.[40]
False rumors spread as users on social media mistook Angeli for Jay Kay, the lead singer of Jamiroquai, with people referring to him as "Jamiroquai" or "Pseudo Jamiroquai".[41] This case of mistaken identity comes from a supposed visual resemblance and that Kay has worn a Native American war bonnet while performing. On the day after the Capitol attack, Kay released a short video telling his fans that he was not associated with the protest, stating "It wasn't my crowd".[22][42][43]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ziezulewicz, Geoff. "'QAnon Shaman' charged with storming the Capitol is a Navy veteran". Air Force Times.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "¿Quién es Q-Shaman, el joven con cuernos que entró en el Capitolio?". euronews (in español). January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schapiro, Rich; Kosnar, Michael (January 7, 2021). "Capitol rioter in horned hat gloats as feds work to identify suspects". NBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "What we know about the 'QAnon shaman' who stormed the US Capitol". The Independent. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McCarthy, Bill. "Face-painted man in horned fur cap at Capitol riot supports Trump and QAnon, not antifa". Politifact. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ "El asaltante disfrazado de búfalo, un partidario de Trump que defiende la conspiración QAnon". ABC (in español). January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jake Angeli: The story behind the horned Arizona protester in the Capitol unrest". KVOA. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ Stapleton, Erica (January 8, 2021). "Jake Angeli: The story behind the horned Arizona protester in the Capitol unrest". 12 News. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 MacGuill, Dan (January 7, 2021). "Was Capitol Rioter in Horns and Furs an Antifa Instigator Who Took Part in BLM Protests?". Snopes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol". United States Department of Justice. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Multiple "QAnon Shaman" videos resurface after Jake Angeli leads siege of Capitol". Newsweek. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Mom of furry-hatted Capitol rioter from Arizona defends his patriotism". KNXV. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Kunkle, Fredrick (January 9, 2021). "Trump supporter in horns and fur is charged in Capitol riot". Washington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ "The 'QAnon shaman' guy got kicked out of the Navy for refusing a vaccine". Task & Purpose. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ "What we know about the 'QAnon shaman' who stormed the US Capitol". The Independent. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Search results for: YellowstoneWolfAZ". Rumble. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Ruelas, Richard (January 7, 2021). "Longtime Arizona QAnon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Johnson, Jamie (January 7, 2021). "Jake Angeli: The 'QAnon shaman' from Arizona at the heart of the Capitol riots". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Horned, shirtless man at the Capitol demonstration identified". ABC News 8. January 6, 2021.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Snow, Anita; Goldman, David; Pane, Lisa Marie (November 7, 2020). "Biden win sparks smattering of protests; most stay peaceful". Daily Herald. Chicago. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Stapleton, Erica (January 7, 2021). "Jake Angeli: The story behind the horned Arizona protester in the Capitol unrest". KPNX. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Matthews, David (January 7, 2021). "Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay denies being at D.C. riot: 'I wasn't with all those freaks'". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Hundreds march in Arizona in solidarity with climate strikes around the world". AZ central. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Choiniere, Alyssa (January 7, 2021). "'Jake Angeli,' Whose Real Name Is Jacob Chansley, Has Been Arrested". Heavy.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Hundreds gather outside state Capitol to protest Ducey stay-at-home order". AZ central. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Scenes from Election Protests in Maricopa County Arizona". Time. November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Polantz, Katelyn (January 9, 2021). "US Capitol rioter in headdress told FBI he came to Washington based on prompt from Trump". CNN.
- ↑ Barnes, Sophia (January 9, 2021). "Capitol Rioter Seen in Horned Hat, Carrying Spear Arrested: US Attorney". NBC Washington 4. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Jake Angeli: Wer ist der Mann mit den Büffelhörnern?". welt (in Deutsch). January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.Löwe, Philipp. "Jake Angeli: Was über den "QAnon-Schamanen" aus dem US-Kapitol bekannt ist - DER SPIEGEL - Stil". Der Spiegel (in Deutsch). Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ↑ Birkett, Tom. "US Capitol riot: the myths behind the tattoos worn by 'QAnon shaman' Jake Angeli". The Conversation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Gabbatt, Adam (January 7, 2021). "Faces of extremism: the rioters behind the attack on the US Capitol". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Capitol rioter in horned hat gloats as feds work to identify suspects". NBC News. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Ruelas, Richard; Harris, Craig. "Jake Angeli, who wore fur hat and horns as mob raided U.S. Capitol, arrested and charged". USA Today.
- ↑ Lonas, Lexi (January 9, 2021). "Fur-clad man who entered Capitol says he acted after Trump put out call to 'patriots'". TheHill.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ Rambaran, Vandana (January 12, 2021). "Shirtless, horned Capitol rioter refuses to eat because jail won't serve organic food". Fox News.
- ↑ Thorpe, Isha (January 12, 2021). "Pro-Trump rioter will reportedly be fed the organic food he wants in jail". Revolt.
- ↑ The Wild Hunt (January 7, 2021). "Heathens respond to "Q-Shaman" and Norse Imagery in Capitol Riot". The Wild Hunt.
- ↑ USAwolfpack tweet, January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Palmer, Ewan (January 7, 2021). "'QAnon Shaman' Who Stormed Capitol Denies He Is Antifa as Conspiracy Theorists Turn on Him". Newsweek. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ MacGuill, Dan (January 7, 2021). "Did 'Antifa' Jake Angeli Collude With Nancy Pelosi's Son-in-Law?". Snopes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ Brandle, Lars (January 7, 2021). "Jamiroquai Is Trending For Reasons You Just Couldn't Make Up". Billboard.
- ↑ McCarthy, Tyler (January 7, 2021). "Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay denies he was at Capitol riots after fans mistake him for man in horned helmet". Fox News. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Sutton, Candace (January 7, 2021). "Horned man who stormed the Capitol revealed as actor and hardcore Trumpist". News.com.au. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
This article "Jake Angeli" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Jake Angeli. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
