Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — A former Boston police K-9 officer who helped in the response to the Boston Marathon bombing was sentenced Friday to 20 months in prison for attacking a Capitol Police officer with a chair during the Jan. 6 riot. Joseph Fisher of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was sentenced after a court hearing in which he called his actions that day 'an abomination.' Fisher, 52, said he wanted to offer a heartfelt apology to the officer he assaulted, to the people of Washington, D.C.
'Fisher grabbed a chair, watched and waited as the rioter and officer approached his position, and rammed the chair into the officer. Fisher then grabbed the officer and pushed him as another rioter shoved the officer from behind. The fight ended with Fisher on the ground and the other rioter successfully escaped,' they added. Fisher was arrested in March 2023 and he pleaded guilty to all the counts he faced in February.
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