Boston’s CBS affiliate reports:
A doctor from Ashland was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to newly released court documents. Jacquelyn Starer, 68, is captured on body camera footage striking a police officer, a criminal complaint alleges.
Starer “is a practicing physician licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts,” according to the complaint made by an FBI special agent. WBZ-TV confirmed she once practiced at the Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain but is no longer active there.
The complaint says Starer was seen at the “Stop The Steal” rally and inside the Capitol wearing red clothing, including a hat that has “TRUMP” on it and the number 45.
The Daily Beast reports:
Starer can be seen in bodycam footage striking the female officer inside the Capitol Rotunda, says the complaint, which includes still frames of the incriminating video. Starer was ID’d by a tipster just days after a violent pro-Trump mob sacked the U.S. Capitol, telling the FBI that the doctor “bragged to a mutual acquaintance that she ‘was prepared’ for [Jan. 6], with a mesh knife-proof shirt and bottles of pepper spray.”
“After looking at the photo, Witness-1 stated ‘Oh! that’s Jackie Starer.'” https://t.co/0wZeGOuJdq pic.twitter.com/TYXkFPcFSM
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 20, 2022
Jacquelyn Starer, Ashland doctor, arrested and charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack https://t.co/hNCx9oX38d
— WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) December 20, 2022