A Massachusetts medical doctor has been sentenced to nine months in prison followed by nine months of home confinement for assaulting a police officer during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The doctor, 70-year-old Jacquelyn Starer, was part of a mob of rioters inside the Capitol when she struck the officer with a closed fist and shouted a profane insult.
Starer expressed regret for her actions that day, acknowledging that she wished reason had prevailed over her emotions. She pleaded guilty to eight counts, including a felony assault charge, without reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.
