Lawyer for 'Q Shaman' asked a judge to release him from jail, insisting his spear wasn't a danger

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

to anyone

The attorney representing the self-styled "Q Anon Shaman" urged a federal judge on Wednesday to release his client from jail, arguing that the spear he was seen holding in the US Capitol wasn't a spear at all and therefore posed no danger.

Jacob Chansley faces six charges stemming from the January 6 Capitol siege. He has become one of the most recognizable accused rioters after being pictured that day shirtless, wearing face paint and a headdress with fur and horns.

Chansley's attorney, Al Watkins, told Judge Royce Lambert new evidence revealed that the "spear" Chansley held in the Capitol was actually just a flagpole with a "finial" on top, which he said was unattached and would have fallen off if Chansley tilted the flagpole horizontally.

Watkins also said new videos showed Chansley having "friendly interactions with law enforcement," and noted that police never tried to seize Chansley's flagpole.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyer-q-shaman-asked-judge-214508998.html

[Hekate]

1. Riiiight

Keep him inside

[Shellback Squid]

2. is he still on the "organic diet only" or has he moved to meat and potatoes?

[ChubbyStar]

3. His lawyer is "grasping at spears"

Maybe he is eating asparagus.

[Shellback Squid]

4. "aspersions"

[ChubbyStar]

5. That too! LOL

I wonder if Shaman has been tossed out of The Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes yet.

[bottomofthehill]

6. And the guy with the hockey stick was in his way to practice

And the guy with the pipe was coming to fox the plumbing, and the guy with the lacrosse stick was here to teach the members how to play a Native American game and the guy with the fire extinguisher was here to help with fire suppression.

Fuck them all. Keep them behind bars where they belong. They are dangerous.

[tblue37]

8. At least one guy I saw had a baseball bat. He was probably just looking for a sandlot game.

[bottomofthehill]

9. Way more than one bat, clearly a National Mall softball tournament.

[Captain Stern]

7. Maybe so. This seems simple enough.

Is it ok to for him to bring his fake spear into the courtroom? If so, his lawyer has a good point.

If the guy can't bring his spear/not spear in, then maybe some folks (law enforcement type folks) think its actually a real fucking spear.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. "My client only wanted to induce terror with a fake weapon, not to actually disembowel someone"

How has "it was only a replica" gone down with law enforcement recently?