Plea Deal in the Works for Arizona’s ‘QAnon Shaman’

Plea Deal in the Works for Arizona’s ‘QAnon Shaman’
Jacob Chansley, center, and other protesters are seen inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Manuel Blace Ceneta/AP Photo
Allan Stein
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An attorney for the Capitol-breach suspect known as the “QAnon shaman” said he’s working “in earnest” on a plea deal with prosecutors given his client’s fragile mental health.

Arizona native and Navy veteran Jacob Chansley, 33, aka Jake Angeli, was recently diagnosed by Federal Bureau of Prisons psychologists with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses.

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