One of two out-of-service Virginia police officers arrested for participating in the January 6 deadly siege of the Capitol is the first military service member known to be charged in connection with the attack.
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Jacob Fracker is a corporal in the Virginia National Guard, the Army told Fox News. The other officer, Thomas Robertson, is an Army veteran. Both are officers of the Rocky Mount Police Department, just outside Roanoke.
The Army said Fracker is not currently on duty with National Guard troops in Washington, DC
“The Army is committed to working closely with the FBI to identify the people who participated in the violent attack on Capitol Hill to determine whether individuals have any connection to the Army,” said an Army Public Relations statement.
Officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson took a selfie inside the United States Capitol during an insurrection.
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Fracker and Robertson are charged with one charge each of intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority and one charge of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol land.
They were arrested Tuesday in Virginia and released on $ 15,000 bond. The Rocky Mount Police Department put them on administrative leave.
A selfie taken by Fracker inside the Capitol shows the pair “making an obscene statement in front of John Stark”, a military officer who fought in the American Revolution, the Justice Department said.
In a post now deleted from Facebook, Fracker wrote: “Lol to anyone who is possibly concerned about my photo walking around … Sorry, do I hate freedom? … Not like I did something illegal.”
In an interview with WDBJ-TV, Robertson said he did not witness any turmoil or violence on Capitol Hill.
“Capitol police allowed us to be where we were and were given bottles of water and said where we could go and where we couldn’t,” Robertson told the station.
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In a statement to Fox News, the Capitol Police said it was “actively reviewing the video and other open source materials of some USCP officers and employees who appear to be violating the Department’s policies and regulations.”
Several police officers were suspended, the agency said.
Fracker and Robertson were among the many supporters of President Trump who invaded the Capitol while Congress certified the victory of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College. Chaos left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer, and the historic building was looted.