Bare-chested, face-painted man who stormed the United States Capitol in a furry horned hat and wielding a 6-foot-long spear refuses to eat in federal custody, unless supplied with organic food her mother said.
Jake Angeli, 33, turned himself in to FBI agents in Arizona on Saturday in connection with his viral role in Wednesday’s Capitol uprising.
Angeli, who faces disorderly conduct, trespassing and illegally being in restricted spaces on Capitol grounds, has not eaten since then, her attorney said in a virtual hearing in federal court Monday, according to The Arizona Republic.
The Q-Anon supporter’s mother, Martha Chansley, later explained out of court that her son insists on eating only organic food.
“You get very sick if you don’t eat organic food,” he said, according to the newspaper. “You need to eat.”
During a virtual court appearance, Magistrate Judge Deborah Fine told the picky eater’s public defender to resolve the issue with the US Marshals.
“Messrs. Chansley needs to eat,” he said using Angeli’s legal name. He changed it to Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley in 2005.
The judge ordered him to be held in Phoenix while he awaited charges in Washington, DC until at least January 15, the newspaper reported.
If convicted, he could be locked up for “years and years,” United States Sheriff in Phoenix David Gonzalez told the Arizona Republic.
The suspect and his trademark Viking costume have long been staples of right-wing protests and marches in the Phoenix area, the newspaper reports.
As deadly violence raged around her during the riot, Angeli was photographed posing for photos on the United States Senate Chamber’s podium, flexing her biceps on one arm as she brandished her American flag-adorned spear at the other.
In an interview last Thursday, Angeli denied having committed any crime.
Angeli, who previously expressed doubts to The Arizona Republic that the coronavirus pandemic is “real,” went straight to the point in her virtual audience.
When asked if he could afford a lawyer, he said he couldn’t, but hoped that would change.
“As long as I can get in touch with a certain friend of mine, they told me I could have a lawyer for him,” Angeli said, according to the newspaper.
Angeli allegedly told the FBI that he was forced to travel 2,300 miles to Washington to respond to a call from President Trump, who falsely told his supporters that the results of the presidential election were fraudulent.
On Monday, the National Guard announced that it would increase the number of troops in the nation’s capital to at least 10,000 before President-elect Biden takes office.
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