‘QAnon Shaman’ Files ‘Emergency Motion’ for Organic ‘Sustenance,’ Including Wild Caught Tuna, Vegetables, and Soup

Jacob Chansley , the so-called “QAnon Shaman” arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, has filed an emergency motion before a federal judge in Washington, D.C., “for sustenance.” In the alternative, Chansley is asking to be released from jail pending trial. The requests are related to Chansley’s belief in Shamanism, a religion which he says allows him to eat only organic food as a core tenant of practice. The motion, filed by attorney Al Watkins , mirrors requests for organic food  which Watkins made during a plea hearing last week.  Chansley pleaded not guilty to charges related to the siege. Included in the motion are handwritten requests by Chansley to prison officials for organic food.  In the requests, dated Jan. 27, Chansley states that he has “eaten only organic food for the past 8 years.” “Because of my being a Shamanic practitioner, I only eat traditional food that has been made by God.  This means no GMO’s, herbicides, pesticides, or artificial preservatives or artificial colors,” Chansley continued.  “I have not eaten anything since Monday morning @ approx. 8:15 a.m.  Being w/o food is stressful due to the way it affects my serotonin levels.  As a spiritual man, I don’t mind fasting for a few days, but 5 days is the longest I have ever gone w/o food/fasted for.  I am humbly requesting a few organic canned vegetables, canned tuna (wild caught), or organic canned soups.  If I have to go a week w/o food or longer then so be it.  I will stay committed to my spiritual/religious beliefs even if it means I suffer physically.  I will continue to pray through the pain and do my best not to complain.  I simply ask that you understand that the physical effects of not eating organic are harmful to my body & bio-chemistry.” “I have strayed from my spiritual diet only a few times over the last 8 years with detrimental physical effects,” the note continues.  “As a spiritual man I am wiling to suffer for my beliefs, hold to my convictions, and the bare weight of their consequences.  I simply ask that an exception plz be made for my special circumstances. the last facility I was @ in Arizona made such an exception for the short duration of my visit there.  I kindly & humbly ask that a brief exception be made in this location as well.  Please Chaplin [sic] as a man of God I ask that you please try to understand my convictions and plead my case to the necessary parties.  Thank you . . . ” A chaplain denied Chansley’s request on either Feb. 1 or 2 — the date is typed incorrectly — because “Religious Services” at the Washington, D.C. Department of Corrections “was unable to find any religious merit pertaining to organic food or diets under Shamanism Practitioner” guidelines.  The denial also says that Chansley had “not identified” his “faith/belief” when he entered the institution. In his legal motion, Watkins, the attorney, notes that Shamanism is a faith recognized by the government. This is a developing story . . . Read the documents below. Qanon Shaman Jacob Chansley Emergency Motion for Sustenance by Law&Crime on Scribd [Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images] The post ‘QAnon Shaman’ Files ‘Emergency Motion’ for Organic ‘Sustenance,’ Including Wild Caught Tuna, Vegetables, and Soup first appeared on Law & Crime .
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