Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor known by the moniker "QAnon Shaman", reportedly hasn't eaten since Friday because his jail won't serve him organic food, his mom has revealed.
Chansley (who also goes by the name Jake Angeli) inadvertently became an iconic symbol of the Capitol riot last week, after he joined a mob of pro-Trump protestors who interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday, January 6.
Chansley's bizarre appearance, which included a horned Viking helmet, bare chest, and face paint, captivated photographers at the scene of the civil unrest, and this led to him being front-and-center of a lot of the coverage.
The 33-year-old Chansley turned himself into the FBI on Friday, January 8. According to a statement from the federal attorney for Washington DC:
"Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
"Chansley was taken into custody today. It is alleged that Chansley was identified as the man seen in media coverage who entered the Capitol building dressed in horns, a bearskin headdress, red, white and blue face paint, shirtless, and tan pants.
"This individual carried a spear, approximately 6 feet in length, with an American flag tied just below the blade."
Per ABC News, Chansley is currently being held in a quarantine section of a detention facility in his native city of Phoenix, Arizona.
In his first (virtual) court appearance on Monday, January 11, Chansley's public defender told Judge Deborah Fine that their client was on an extremely restrictive diet, possibly for religious reasons, and hadn't eaten since being taken into custody.
Judge Fine has since ordered the US Marshal for the District of Arizona David Gonzales to ensure Chansley's dietary needs are being met.
Meanwhile, Chansley's mother, Martha, told ABC News reporters attending her son's court appearance that Jacob only eats organic food for personal health reasons, stating:
"He gets very sick if he doesn't eat organic food - literally will get physically sick."
Meanwhile, Chansley himself appeared unrepentant about his role in the civil disturbance.
In a later interview with BBC News correspondent Sophie Long regarding his part in the riots, he claimed that his fellow protestors were "patriots doing what our founding fathers would have done."
He also added: "Antifa are cowards who have no commitment to their country or their cause."
Chansley isn't the only Capitol protestor to have face serious repercussions in the aftermath of the riot - with several others having since been arrested or fired.
For instance, per CNN, Texan attorney Paul Davis has been fired from his job at Goosehead Insurance after his employers were alerted to pictures of him inside the Capitol Building last Wednesday.
A Twitter account belonging to the company tweeted on Thursday, January 7: "Paul Davis, Associate General Counsel, is no longer employed by Goosehead."
Meanwhile, former Pennsylvania state representative Rick Saccone was forced to resign from his position of adjunct professor at Saint Vincent College, after he posted now-deleted pictures of himself attending the protest on Facebook.
Speaking to West Pennsylvanian news outlet The Tribune-Review, Saccone stated: "I've been there 21 years. I didn't want all this terrible media kerfuffle to tarnish the school. I decided it would be better if I just resigned."
Michael Hustava, Saint Vincent's Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, told CNN:
"As a result of that investigation, Dr. Saccone has submitted and we have accepted his letter of resignation, effective immediately. He will no longer be associated with Saint Vincent College in any capacity."
Per Reuters, Chicago realtor Libby Andrews was fired by @properties and removed from the real estate agency's website, despite her insistence that she never even entered the Capitol Building on Wednesday 8.
Reuters further reports that a Twitter thread started by a user going by the handle @Gagladla has also started naming-and-shaming those involved in the riot.
Another man has been fired from his job at a Maryland-based for participating after he was spotted wearing his employee ID badge in the midst of the violence.
Navistar Direct Marketing, the employer of the man in question claimed in a press statement that it had been made aware of the photos and had terminated his contract.
A spokesperson for the organization wrote: "Navistar Direct Marketing was made aware that a man wearing a Navistar company badge was seen inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the security breach. After a review of the photographic evidence, the employee in question has been terminated for cause.
"While we support all employee’s right to peaceful, lawful exercise of free speech, any employee demonstrating dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others will no longer have an employment opportunity with Navistar Direct Marketing."
