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Jan. 6: Ex-Boston Officer Attacked Police During Assault On US Capitol, FBI Says
The FBI arrested a retired Boston police officer on Thursday, March 30, and charged him with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, including assaulting a police officer with a chair during the melee, authorities said.
Joseph Fisher, 52, is charged with felony counts of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, among other charges, according to court documents released by NBC News.
Video taken during the riot shows Fisher allegedly shoving a chair into a police officer who was chasing someone who had sprayed …
Massachusetts Man Admits To Assaulting Officers In Capitol Riot Case
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the US Capitol.
Berkshire County resident Troy Sargent, age 38, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 27 in the District of Columbia to six counts of an indictment, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and civil disorder.
According to court documents, Sargent was part of a crowd of rioters illegally on the Capitol grounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., he stepped forward from the crowd and swung his open hand towards a US Capitol police officer…
