Jacob Chansley , also known as the QAnon Shaman, has asked the government to return the horned headdress and flagpole spear he sported during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington, but the Department of Justice on Friday turned him down.

Chansley, one of hundreds of people sentenced for their roles in the U.S. Capitol attack, publicly called to get his headgear back at the start of the year and filed a motion in May for the return of property seized following his 2021 arrest.

In a court filing, the DOJ acknowledged that Chansley had asked for a spear and a helmet used to project strength during the assault on the U.S. Capitol, but said it wants to hold the items in case he challenges his sentence after a recent Supreme Court decision limiting obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, NBC News reported .

Chansley pleaded guilty to felony obstruction in 2021 and was released early from prison in May 2023. He has two years remaining in his court-supervised release.