January 6 rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ to get his headdress and spear back, judge rules
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(CNN) — US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his elaborate garb on January 6, 2021, will get back the spear he carried inside the building as well as his horned, coyote-tailed headdress, a judge ruled on Monday. Judge Royce Lamberth’s order resolves one of the residual questions of the riot related to some of its most indelible images. The Justice Department in recent weeks had been at odds with Chansley on who should continue to possess the items. The federal government had seized them around...
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