A Massachusetts doctor has been arrested for allegedly punching a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents.
Jacquelyn Starer, 68, of Ashland, Mass., was arrested on Dec. 20 and subsequently charged with felony civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds.
If convicted, she faces up to 12 years in prison.
According to court documents, Starer “is a practicing physician licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts.” Her Linkedin profile states that she specializes in addiction medicine and obstetrics and gynecology, and was affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Medical Hospital via “Per diem employment.”…}