Accused Rioter Sent Back to Jail for Violating Bail by Streaming MyPillow Guy
A QAnon supporter prosecutors say was caught on camera chasing a police officer inside the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection has been sent back to jail after violating the conditions of pretrial release to watch MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s recent “cyber symposium.”
Douglas Jensen, a 44-year-old from Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested just days after the riot when authorities said he was seen on video leading the MAGA mob that chased after Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for two flights of stairs. While Jensen, who was wearing a QAnon shirt during the riot, was charged with several crimes, including assault, he was released in July after spending six months in jail.
At the time of his pre-trial release, Jensen’s lawyer insisted he had renounced his previous beliefs in the far-right conspiracy theory falsely suggesting Democrats and other enemies of Donald Trump were effectively satanists systematically sexually abusing children. He also agreed to follow all the pre-trial conditions—which included a ban of the internet of any internet-related devices.