A Pennsylvania police officer has been arrested over his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol, The Hill reported Saturday, citing federal authorities.
According to the report, prosecutors charged Joseph Fischer, a patrolman at North Cornwall Township Police Department, with “obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority, violent entry and conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of justice/Congress.”
Fischer, a fervent Trump supporter, was apprehended after he posted a video of himself on Facebook charging a line of police officers on Capitol Hill during the insurrection, authorities said.
The rioter wrote in one Facebook comment that “entry into the Capital was needed to send a message that we the people hold the real power.” He added in a private message that he “may need a job” after it was revealed he participated in the insurrection which unsuccessfully tried to prevent Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results.
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Fischer added that he had “no regrets” about his actions.
