Ex-Boston Police Officer Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Assault
Former Boston Police K-9 officer, Joseph Fisher, has been arrested and charged with attacking a Capitol Police officer with a chair during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Fisher faces several counts, including felony charges of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. About 1,000 people have been charged in connection with the Capitol attack, and law enforcement officials have said the total number of defendants charged in connection with Jan. 6 could double before the statute of limitations on most of the crimes expires in 2026.