According to a statement directly released from the Department of Justice “Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Chansley was taken into custody on Sunday.”

Angeli’s unique costume and consistent presence at pro-Trump rallies in his hometown made it easy for federal agents to identify and arrest him. In fact, many of the individuals have been easy to find due to the fact that the entire mob was essentially maskless throughout the entire ordeal, which is not surprising considering the response that Trump supporters have given within the past year of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Federal authorities have arrested and charged over a dozen people on multiple counts of breaking federal crimes and illegally entering and destroying government property. Those charges also include “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and theft of public property or records.”  Ironically, Trump recently passed an executive order that would make all of these crimes punishable by up to 10 years in prison. 

The next few months are going to be filled with a multitude of federal investigations into all of the individuals involved, as many who were close to the rioters claim that their loved ones have been planning this riot since the election, and it was actually planned to be much more violent than it was, if you can believe that.