From News Nation:
“US judge orders mental
evaluation of Capitol riot’s ‘QAnon Shaman’”
A federal judge on Friday ordered
a mental health assessment for Jacob Chansley, the man nicknamed the “QAnon
Shaman” who was widely photographed wearing a horned headdress inside the U.S.
Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump. U.S.
District Judge Royce Lamberth said he determined that a “competency
examination” of Chansley was warranted and ordered that a “psychological
examination be conducted.” The judge said the examination should include an
assessment as to whether Chansley cannot understand the criminal charges
against him or assist in his own defense. Chansley, of Arizona, currently faces
six federal charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct.
He was among hundreds of people
who stormed the Capitol after Trump gave a fiery speech repeating his claims
that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. The mob interrupted
the formal congressional certification of President Joe Biden’s election
victory and the riot left five people dead. Lamberth’s order said that Chansley
should be committed to the custody of the U.S. attorney general for “placement
in a suitable facility for a competency examination” by one or more
psychiatrists or psychologists. Chansley’s lawyer, Albert Watkins, said that
his client needs healthcare. Watkins said that although Chansley was one of the
most recognizable participants in the riot thanks to his headdress, face paint
and extensive tattoos, he was not dangerous. “He was not violent. He did not
assault. He did not steal or destroy while he was in the Capitol,” Watkins
said.
Chansley, a Navy veteran, was a
follower of QAnon. Being found incompetent can potentially spare a defendant
from being prosecuted. However, such a finding also would require the court to
commit the person to a hospital in federal prison for treatment to try to
restore competency. If a person’s competency cannot be restored and he or she
cannot stand trial, there is still a chance the government could keep the
defendant detained if he or she is deemed to pose a danger to the public.
^ Clearly, he is mentally
unstable because no sane person would willingly become a Domestic Terrorist and
a Traitor to the United States and try to overthrow the US Federal Government.
With that said he should stand trial, be found guilty and punished for his
role. ^
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