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In the months before he was charged with storming the Capitol, Doug Jensen was sharing conspiracy theories he'd consumed online. But it hadn’t always been that way, says his brother, who recalls how he once posted the sort of family and vacation photos familiar to nearly all social media users.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week's deadly pro-Trump insurrection, chasing and menacing a Black...
By Zack Budryk - 01/14/21 02:22 PM EST An Iowa supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory has been charged in connection with the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, with a federal charging document alleging he chased a police officer up a flight of stairs. In the document, an FBI agent alleges that Douglas Jensen, of Des Moines, Iowa, who turned himself in to the Des Moines Police Department on Friday, was one of the first people to force his way into the Capitol. Jensen, the document states, disregarded multiple orders by an officer to stop and put his hands up, instea...
The Associated Press AP PHOTO In this Jan. 6 photo, Trump supporters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. Doug Jensen, an Iowa man at center, was jailed early Saturday on federal charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct counts, for his alleged role in the Capitol riot. IOWA CITY — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week’s deadly pro-Trump insurrection, chasing and menacing a Black police officer, federal agents said Tuesday. Douglas A. Je...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week's deadly pro-Trump