Ex-Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction in Jan. 6 Case
Ex-Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction in Jan. 6 Case
March 10, 2018By Staff Reports
By Staff Reports
The former Capitol Police officer originally charged in the Jan. 6 arrest of an intern and her father in connection with a protest in the area of the House of Representatives was found guilty of one count of obstructing an investigation after a jury trial.
Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction in Jan. 6 Case
March 10, 2018By Staff Reports
The former Capitol Police officer originally charged in the Jan. 6 arrest of an intern and her father in connection with a protest in the area of the House of Representatives was found guilty of one count of obstructing an investigation after a jury trial.
WASHINGTON — The former Capitol Police officer originally charged in the Jan. 6 arrest of an intern and her father in connection with a protest in the area of the House of Representatives was found guilty of one count of obstructing an investigation after a jury trial.
Judge James Boasberg sentenced Scott L. Fisher, 42, to two years’ probation and fined him $20,000. The jury said it believed Fisher, a former Capitol police sergeant, obstructed the investigation into the Jan. 3, 2017, arrest of intern Lauren McClatchy and her father, Robert B., by lying to a detective about the alleged assault.
On Dec. 30, Fisher, who is free on bond, pleaded not guilty to one count of obstructing a federal criminal investigation. The charge would have carried up to five years in prison. A grand jury indicted Fisher on the charge in June 2017. The indictment accused Fisher of lying to a detective about an incident on the Capitol Lawn in September 2016, the day after Fisher allegedly assaulted McClatchy. The incident allegedly occurred after McClatchy approached Fisher, who at that point had resigned from the
