Doug Jensen protests against US Capitol police officers as they try to stop supporters of US President Donald Trump from entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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In February he was additionally charged with entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building with a dangerous weapon. He had a pocket knife on him when he entered the Capitol, but Davis says it was simply for his own protection.
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As is the case for many who have fallen into the QAnon cult, Jensen’s family has been impacted too. Davis says that his client had always worked one or two jobs to support his family, and they are now facing financial hardship because he has been behind bars for the last five months. “He came to DC to support the president; he did not foresee the destruction of his family. This love of family is the anchor that has brought Doug Jensen full circle.”