Jacob Chansley, the most recognized man in the crowd that took over the U.S. Capitol building nearly a year ago, has been sentenced to 41 months behind bars after pleading guilty to obstructing an official proceeding.

Chansley’s “Q-Anon Shaman” persona, complete with a Viking-styled headdress, patriotic face paint, and an American flag hung on a speared pole, quickly made him recognizable in the crowd. After storming the capitol, Chansley at one point took a seat at the front of the Senate rostrum where he made remarks aimed at vice president Pence.

As rioters descended on the capitol on January 6, Chansley quickly became recognizable as a heartbeat of the movement. Judge Royce Lamberth asked Chansley’s attorney, "He made himself the image of the riot, didn't he? For good or bad, he made himself the very image of this whole event."

Chansley’s persona encapsulated the conspiracy theories that the election had been rigged and that Trump should be granted a second term. Chansley was also largely associated with the QAnon conspiracy group as well, an online movement that rejected Biden’s election win and peddled right-wing conspiracy theories. Prosecutors capitalized on this and pushed the judge to hand down the maximum sentence of 51 months.

Prosecutor argued that Chansley, in his shaman persona, was known to rile up conspiracy theorists and that during the weeks leading up to January 6, Chansley had been calling supporters of QAnon “to battle.” Chansley went as far as writing a note to vice president Pence on the Senate rostrum that read, “It’s only a matter of time. Justice is coming.”

Chansley’s defense worked to put distance between Chansley and President Trump. Chansley’s attorney Albert Watkins noted the influence Trump had over the rioters and expressed hints of frustration after Trump ignored any requests for a pardon for Chansley. “There are a lot of people on Jan. 6 who were dramatically impacted by the president,” Watkins explained. “President Trump is not someone that is important to him. The message of any political thought at this point … is absolutely of zero importance. … It became really clear when President Trump did not pardon him,” Watkins added.

Chansley’s defense also took a curious approach by asking the judge through a written pleading to soften the sentencing because Chansley was not a threat but rather a “peaceful” participant.

Chansley also shared his own remarks in front of the judge. For nearly 30 minutes, Chansely pleaded his case for a lighter sentencing.

"The hardest part about this is to know that I'm to blame. To have to look in the mirror and know, you really messed up. Royally," Chansley expressed. "I was in solitary confinement because of me. Because of my decision. I broke the law ... I should do what Gandhi would do and take responsibility. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it, that's what men of honor do."

Chansley at times also tried distinguishing himself from the other inmates by explaining, “I am nothing like these people that I have been incarcerated with. They’re acting like they’re in the Holiday Inn while they’re incarcerated.”

Although Lamberth remarked that Chansley’s speech was the most “remarkable I've heard in 34 years," and even likened it to “the kind of thing Martin Luther King would have said,” Lamberth maintained that Chansley’s actions were “horrific” and that he could not justify imposing a shorter sentence.

Along with serving 41 months including time served, Chansley will also have to pay a fine of $2,000 for destroying property at the Capitol. Chansley will also face three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.