A 71-year-old medical doctor who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol apologized as she was sentenced Thursday to nine months behind bars.
Jacquelyn Starer, 71, of Ashland, Massachusetts entered the Capitol through the Rotunda doors after attending the "Stop the Steal" rally, prosecutors said.
During the riot, Starer moved through the crowd and to the front of the police line. She approached the officers, pushed up against another rioter with outstretched arms, and pointed her finger in the direction of the officers. Starer then grabbed the arm of the rioter with outstretched arms and pushed it down. She then turned to face the rioter and was pushed back by a police officer.
That's when Starer admitted she punched the officer with a closed fist. After moving away from the officers, she stepped towards them again, moving her hands toward the police, yelling, “F— b—!”
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Starer pleaded guilty in April to felony assault and on Thursday, Starer was sentenced to prison as well as nine months of home confinement.
Starer told the federal judge overseeing her case she wasn’t proud of punching the officer and called it a “regrettable encounter," The Associated Press reported.
“I accept full responsibility for my actions that day, and I truly wish reason had prevailed over my emotions,” she said.