A Des Moines man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was released from a federal prison in Texas.
Doug Jensen, 44, who was described as a “leader of the mob,” by prosecutors and officers who defended the Capitol, was transferred to a halfway home in Kansas City, Kansas, in mid-January.
Jensen’s wife, April, has given updates on her husband’s status on GiveSendGo, a Christian alternative to GoFundMe, where she has received more than 800 donations. She posted last month her “Patriot” can get a job, have access to a phone, and is able to come home to Des Moines on weekends.
Jensen was convicted by a jury in Washington, D.C., of seven federal charges, including civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer, and other offenses. He was sentenced in December 2022 to five years in prison.
During the week-long trial, prosecutors and officers who defended the Capitol described Jensen as a “leader of the mob” that stormed the building.
“Doug Jensen would not be stopped on Jan. 6 until he got what he came for: to stop the peaceful transfer of power,” prosecutors said in their closing argument.