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Jacob Anthony Chansley

Pardoned January 6 defendant · §1512(c)(2) plea record

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Jacob Anthony Chansley is a Phoenix, Arizona man, a United States Navy veteran, and a self-published author whose face became the single image the whole world used to tell the story of January 6. Before any of that, he was a sailor. FACT: Chansley enlisted in the U.S. Navy on September 26, 2005. FACT: He was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in March 2006 as a supply clerk. FACT: He was discharged October 11, 2007 at the rank of Storekeeper Seaman Apprentice. He studied psychology, religion and philosophy at Glendale Community College in Arizona. He writes and publishes his own books. He was raised in Phoenix by a single mother, Martha Chansley, who stood beside him through every day of what came next. Then came the horns, the flag, and the photograph. Here is what the record shows. FACT: Jacob Chansley was arrested January 9, 2021. FACT: He pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. 1512(c)(2). FACT: He was sentenced November 17, 2021 to 41 months. FACT: He was moved to a halfway house on March 28, 2023 and fully released May 25, 2023. THEIR ACCOUNT: In open court he did not hide behind anybody. He told the judge, "I was wrong for entering the Capitol. I have no excuse." Read that again. He owned it. On the record. In his own words. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation granting pardons for offenses relating to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 granted Jacob Chansley a full pardon. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: The image of one man in face paint got used to describe hundreds of people who never wore a costume and never touched anybody. That is not evidence. That is packaging. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: Press reporting says Chansley filed a candidacy statement in November 2023 for Arizona's 8th congressional district and did not qualify for the ballot, and that he has since discussed running for Arizona governor. Those are press reports, not court records. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-00003-RCL Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: January 9, 2021 Sentenced: November 17, 2021 Pardoned: January 20, 2025 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.