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Feds charge central Pa. cop for participating in Capitol riot
Feds charge cop in Lebanon County for participating in Capitol riot
Joseph Fischer was arrested Friday.
pennlive.com
8:23 PM · Feb 19, 2021
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Joseph Fischer, a North Cornwall Township police officer in Lebanon County, was charged Friday for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a criminal complaint.
Fischer was charged with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry, and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds.He is currently being detained in Dauphin County Prison.
The 54-year-old was caught bragging on his Facebook profile, under the user name SV Spindrift, about storming the federal building, according to authorities. He additionally published a video featuring him at the front of the pack pushing police officers, authorities said in the criminal complaint.
While the video was removed from his profile page, law enforcement obtained a subpoena for user information linked to SV Spindrift’s Facebook account. Federal authorities were able to make an arrest based on that information.
According to the complaint, Fischer posted a comment on Facebook, which said, in part, “I was there..we pushed police back about 25 feet. Got pepper balled and OC sprayed, but entry into the Capital was needed to send a message that we the people hold the real power.”
The complaint said he also posted another comment on Facebook, “It was mostly peaceful… a few became destructive.”
The 54-year-old was caught bragging on his Facebook profile, under the user name SV Spindrift, about storming the federal building, according to authorities. He additionally published a video featuring him at the front of the pack pushing police officers, authorities said in the criminal complaint.
While the video was removed from his profile page, law enforcement obtained a subpoena for user information linked to SV Spindrift’s Facebook account. Federal authorities were able to make an arrest based on that information.
According to the complaint, Fischer posted a comment on Facebook, which said, in part, “I was there..we pushed police back about 25 feet. Got pepper balled and OC sprayed, but entry into the Capital was needed to send a message that we the people hold the real power.”
The complaint said he also posted another comment on Facebook, “It was mostly peaceful… a few became destructive.”