US prosecutors, in their new court filing, mentioned that they believe the supporters of Donald Trump had decided to “capture
and assassinate elected officials” in the riots in the Capitol building last
week.

The lawyers of Justice Department requested the arrest of Jacob Chansley of Arizona,
the QAnon conspiracy theorist pictured in the riot dressed as a horned shaman
at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence, in
their filing, submitted late Thursday.

“Strong evidence, including Chansley’s own
words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol
rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States
government,” prosecutors said of the January 6 siege, reported PTI.

They also added that Chansley also left a note for
Pence at the dais in the Senate Chamber where the second-in-command had been
standing just minutes before, which read: “it’s only a matter of time,
justice is coming.”

The filing also explained the FBI investigation on
the day of riot at the center of American democracy that created fear of life in the
minds of lawmakers.

The riots killed at least five people, including
one police officer, reported PTI.

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Procecutors said that Chansley who is going to
appear in court on Friday is a regular drug user and reportedly has mental
health problems. “Chansley has spoken openly about his belief that he is an alien, a
higher being, and he is here on Earth to ascend to another reality,” they
added in the filing.

It all revealed after officials put charges against
the rioters, including a man who left the confederate flag inside the building,
a man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt and a Olympic swimming gold medallist
from US.

Prosecutors had asked for Chansley’s arrest as he “poses serious
risks of flight and danger to the community.” He subscribes to
QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory that was blamed for provoking a section
of Trump’s supporters at the Capitol building.

Following the riots, to prevent the presidential inauguration of Joe
Biden on January 20 from further violence, the center of Washington was in
lockdown, early Friday and more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were
deployed in the capital as well as in state capitals.