Doug Jensen was seen confronting a cop on Jan. 6. He was found to be consuming conspiracy theories online in violation of his pretrial release. (Photo via Associated Press
After he went online to view conspiracy videos, a QAnon conspiracy theorist stormed the U.S. Capitol in support for former President Donald Trump was again ordered in jail on Thursday.
Just two days after the Capitol attack, Doug Jensen was taken into custody in Des Moines. HuffPost reporter Igor Bobic filmed Jensen as he chased Officer Eugene Goodman down a flight stairs, and got within feet of the Senate chamber entrance.
Here's the terrifying moment when protestors climbed up to the second floor of the building and marched out of the Senate chamber. pic.twitter.com/CfVIBsgywK Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021
Judge Timothy J. Kelly was a Donald Trump appointee and ruled that Jensen should be returned to jail pretrial for violating his conditions of release.
Kelly claimed that Jensen was released from jail before Kelly did so because Jensen believed he had been misled by a bunch of lies. However, Kelly stated that Jensen has not had the opportunity to see the light and that he must follow his terms of release.
Kelly stated that I had ordered the release conditions in this case due to the possible role that internet conspiracy theories might have played in the alleged conduct of Mr. Jensen. Kelly said that one of the reasons for... He claimed that he knew that these were lies and that he had come around.
Kelly stated that Jensen was unable or unwilling to comply with the orders of law enforcement on Jan. 6th and thereafter.
I will revoke his release and order that he is remanded to the custody of U.S. Kelly stated that the Marshals Service will be remanding him at this point.
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Jensen was released in July, over the objection of the government, and subject to strict conditions. BuzzFeed News reported that Jensen had been using his WiFi-connected iPhone to view videos online. He also watched a "cyber symposium" hosted by Mike Lindell, a well-known conspiracy theorist who has made unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Hava Arin Levenson Mirell, Assistant U.S. attorney, argued that Jensen cannot be trusted and has returned to the same behavior that caused him to attack Officer Goodman on January 6.
Mirell claimed that Jensen's use of these videos was a sign of a larger problem.
Mirell stated that he has no respect for the court. Mr. Jensen is not worthy of a second chance. This is not the same as a drug reaction. This is not a case of chemical dependence.
Mirell said, in addition, that Jensen claimed previously to have been cured from his addition and that he felt deceived through QAnon conspiracy theory.
Christopher Michael Davis, Jensen's court-appointed attorney, compared Jensens intake of conspiracy theories as a compulsion. He also noted that Jensen was influenced by internet conspiracy theories and that he went to the Capitol on January 6.
Davis claimed that it was Orwellian to ask the government to lock someone up because they were watching an internet broadcast. However, he admitted that conspiracy theories brought him to the Capitol.
Davis said that Orwellian aside it was wrong and that he doesn't deny it.
Kelly stated that Kelly had clear and convincing evidence to prove that he had violated the conditions of his release.
Kelly stated that it is now evident that he hasn't experienced the transformation his lawyer had previously described.
This article was originally published on HuffPost. It has since been updated.
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