A former Virginia police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
CBS News reports Jacob Fracker, 30, a former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer who was fired after his arrest, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress that was held on Jan. 6 to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
Fracker, who has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors, faces up to five years in prison. He is scheduled to be tried next month on charges in connection with his participation in the insurrection.
Fracker and another former Rocky Mount police officer, Thomas Robertson, were off duty when they stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“Both brought along their police identification badges and firearms but left those in their vehicle when they arrived in the Washington metropolitan area. They went to the Washington Monument area, where they attended a rally, and then headed to the Capitol, where a mob was gathering,” prosecutors said in a statement.
“Both donned gas masks and approached the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol,” prosecutors added. “Fracker entered the Capitol at approximately 2:14 p.m. and took a selfie along with Robertson.”
Fracker is expected to face a sentence of 15 to 21 months in prison, as well as a fine between $7,500 and $75,000, according to the court documents. His sentencing has not been scheduled.
