Former Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Conspiracy Charge

Former Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Conspiracy Charge
Jacob Fracker, 30, a former Virginia police officer, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to obstruct counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021. He posed for this selfie with co-defendant Thomas Robertson in the Capitol Crypt. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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A former Virginia police officer who took a selfie-style photo of his middle-finger salute along with a coworker inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge on March 18.

Jacob Fracker, 30, formerly with the Rocky Mount Police Department, took a plea deal under which several other charges will be dismissed at sentencing. Fracker admitted to conspiring with co-defendant Thomas Robertson to obstruct the counting of Electoral College votes at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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