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Two police officers in Rocky Mount, Virginia are facing federal charges in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Sergeant Thomas Robertson, 47, and Officer Jacob Fracker, 29, have been charged with unlawful entry into a restricted area and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
According to a criminal complaint, Robertson and Fracker were photographed inside the Capitol building in front of a statue, with one seen pointing and the other making an obscene gesture. At the time of the riot, the two were off-duty from their jobs as police officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department, the complaint says. They’ve been put on administrative leave, pending their investigation. Both Robertson and Fracker said in court they were military veterans. (And yet they attack our own democracy.)
Fracker’s Facebook post has been taken down, but originally said, “”Lol to anyone who’s possibly concerned about the picture of me going around… Sorry I hate freedom? …Not like I did anything illegal…y’all do what you feel you need to…”
Robertson’s post read: “CNN and the Left are just mad because we actually attacked the government who is the problem and not some random small business … The right IN ONE DAY took the f* U.S. Capitol. Keep poking us.”
Joint Statement from Rocky Mount Chief of Police Ken Criner, Police Captain Mark Lovern and Town Manager James Ervin
References:
- Military.com, Gina Harkins, January 14, 2021 – National Guardsman Is 1st Current Service Member to Be Arrested After Capitol Riot
- CNBC, Dan Mangan and Amanda Macias, January 15, 2021 – Virginia National Guard corporal Jacob Fracker and fellow police officer charged in U.S. Capitol riot – The U.S. Army said that Jacob Fracker — one of the two off-duty Virginia police officers who were arrested for federal crimes related to the Capitol riot — is a corporal in the Virginia National Guard.
- CBS17.com, Alexandria Savage, January 12, 2021 -Virginia officer placed on leave for actions during US Capitol riot issues statement
- CBS17.com, January 15, 2021 – Officials release joint statement on 2 Virginia police officers charged in Capitol riot