A former Marine combat veteran who broke into the U.S. Capitol and testified against his father figure, who was with him during the riot, was sentenced to two years of supervised release.
Jacob Fracker, who was a policeman and a member of the Virginia National Guard, was sentenced to 59 days of home confinement after he pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge. After his involvement in the riot became public, he was fired from the police department and the National Guard.
The relatively light punishment comes just days after his companion at the Capitol that day, Thomas Robertson, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for being part of the mob that attempted to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory. Fracker agreed to testify against Robertson, and federal prosecutors recommended he serve only a year of supervised release.
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According to Scott MacFarlane, a CBS News congressional correspondent who was covering the hearing, Fracker said "Yes, sir" when the judge asked if he realized there was nothing patriotic about interfering with the transfer of power.
The two men, both police officers at the time, were among the hundreds of protesters who invaded the Capitol in early 2021, breaking windows and doors, carrying weapons and beating police officers. Donald Trump lied that the presidential election had been stolen from him when he called the mob to D.C.
The Vice President narrowly escaped as the mob surged through the building and a rioter was shot dead as she tried to break into the House chamber. The Capitol was cleared so that Congress could complete the certification of the election.
The violence began to unfold as Fracker and Robertson arrived at the Capitol. They wore gas masks and fought against Capitol Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police.
After breaking the windows and doors of the Senate building, the two men were able to get into the building. Fracker was in a sea of rioters who were violent and destructive. While Robertson was in the Senate, the windows around him were busted out, and broken glass and overturned furniture could be seen on the floor.
Fracker and Robertson took a selfies in front of a statue. They returned to Rocky Mount.
Court records show that the crimes had been going on for a long time.
Robertson posted on Facebook that the vote was illegitimate and violence was needed to overturn Biden's win in the election. He believed that the election was rigged and that he would be part of a counter insurgency.
Robertson, who had claimed to be a graduate of the Army Ranger School and had a Purple Heart, looked up to Fracker.
His claims about his military record were not true. Robertson embellished his military service in order to impress Fracker.
Robertson made the claims to Fracker, "using the lies to envelope himself in a cloak of credibility and instill himself with leadership authority, all of which influenced Fracker's friendship with his former mentor, and ultimately Fracker's decision to join the defendants at the capitol," according to
Robertson wrote about a revolution on his Facebook page. Robertson invited him to Trump's rally and brought gas masks, a stick and a baton.
Fracker pleaded guilty and testified at Robertson's trial.
His actions on January 6 were due to the influence of his mentor and father figure, a man he loved, trusted and respected, and whom he believed from what he had been told held the same values and had been through the same set of life-
Robertson had lied about his service.
The attorneys said that Mr. Fracker was the victim of Mr. Robertson's lies more than anyone else.
Two veterans were sentenced for their part in the Capitol riot. The Justice Department says that more than 800 defendants have been arrested. According to the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, about 12% of the defendants have military connections.
Some of the veterans were members of right-wing organizations. Four of the five members of the Proud Boys indicted are veterans. The Oath Keepers are charged with sedition for their involvement in the Capitol riot.
The groups used military tactics to try and stop the election certification.
The Justice Department wants a 30-day prison sentence for a former marine who tried to force his way into the Capitol. A former Marine was sentenced earlier this month for entering the Senate during the riot and was sentenced to two years' supervised release.
The person can be reached at military.com. You can follow him on the social networking site.
The soldier who was the first service member to be charged is being removed from the National Guard.
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