Jacquelyn Starer told a U.S. District she isn’t proud of her actions that day
A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Thursday to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement.
“I accept full responsibility for my actions that day, and I truly wish reason had prevailed over my emotions,” she said. Starer, 70, of Ashland, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in April to eight counts, including a felony assault charge, without reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors. Starer attended then-President Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6 before joining the mob outside the Capitol. She entered the building through the Rotunda doors roughly 15 minutes after they were breached.
“Rioters reacted to the assault by becoming more aggressive, and they then charged the police line,” a Justice Department prosecutor wrote.
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