A former Boston Police K-9 officer has been arrested and charged with attacking a Capitol Police officer with a chair during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
March 30, 2023, 4:17 PM UTCWASHINGTON — A former Boston Police K-9 officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with attacking a Capitol Police officer with a chair during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.. He faces several counts, including felony charges of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.
For part of the day on Jan. 6, Fisher was"wearing a beanie with the logos of several Boston sports teams," according to his FBI affidavit. A current Boston Police officer who knows Fisher positively identified Fisher after online sleuths helped track him down, according to the FBI. Cell phone records also showed he was inside the Capitol, the bureau said.
"Investigators verified with the U.S. Capitol Police that the Victim physically assaulted by Fisher is a U.S. Capitol Police officer and obtained the Victim’s identity," an FBI affidavit stated."Investigators subsequently interviewed the Victim, who positively identified himself as the officer in the yellow vest, and recalled being hit with a chair.
Joseph Robert Fisher's driver's license photo, center, and images, left, which appear to show Fisher in the area of the Washington Monument on Jan. 6, 2021, and, right, which seem to show Fisher at the exterior of the Senate Wing Door." between K-9s and their handlers.
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