A Plymouth resident and former Boston police officer, Joseph R. Fisher has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges related to the insurrection.
According to the Boston Globe, Fisher stood accused of infiltrating the Capitol building and even assaulting a law enforcement officer. Arrested on March 30, the ex-cop was released on his own recognizance, taking part in subsequent court appearances via Zoom, as the Patriot Ledger reports.
The FBI points to Fisher's presence at the "Save America Rally" held on the National Mall, during which former President Donald Trump delivered a speech before the crowd that would eventually march towards the Capitol. Fisher is said to have entered the premises through the Senate wing door on the north side, eventually finding himself in the Capitol visitor center's orientation lobby where an altercation ensued between a Capitol police officer and the mob of rioters.
As an officer attempted to apprehend a rioter who had used pepper spray on police personnel, Fisher is accused of pushing a chair into the officer before being involved in a brawl, according to the FBI statements.
Evidence presented against Fisher has led the grand jury to indict him on eight-counts, including felony offenses of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, and misdemeanor offenses such as disorderly conduct, physical violence on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
The official court documents, released on September 11, moved Fisher's case from the hands of magistrate judges to U.S District Court Judge Randolph Moss. The next steps of the legal process, including future court appearances and pretrial agreements, will be hashed out between Fisher's defense, the government, and Judge Moss.
Fisher pleaded not guilty during a remote arraignment, and has been released on personal recognizance since his March arrest.
