Physician sentenced to 9 months in prison for punching police officer during Capitol riot
A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Published - Sep 05, 2024, 05:47 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:31 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
Jacquelyn Starer was in a crowd of rioters inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when she struck the officer with a closed fist and shouted a profane insult.
Starer told U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly that she isn't proud of her actions that day, including her “regrettable encounter” with the officer.
“I accept full responsibility for my actions that day, and I truly wish reason had prevailed over my emotions,” she said.
