Fischer, 54, has been charged with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and obstruction of justice/Congress. Police Officer Joseph Fischer remains on unpaid suspension as required by the Pennsylvania Confidence in Law Enforcement Act, Miller read. The township will continue to monitor developments in the case brought by the United States against Mr. Fischer.
Officials did not take questions regarding Fischer or Leahy, saying in their statement, The township has no further comment.
Ellie Salahub, one of several people at the Lebanon Expo Center to discuss the North Cornwall police department, asked why Fischer was not fired from his post for his alleged actions on Jan. 6.
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March 3, 2021 2 min read
North Cornwall Township Supervisor Mike Wahmann, left, and township labor attorney Michael Miller at the Mar. 2 township meeting (LebTown photo)
The North Cornwall Township Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted the resignation of Police Chief John Leahy at a monthly meeting held Tuesday, March 2. Leahy did not attend, and no explanation was given for his resignation from the township’s top law enforcement position.
However, the township had announced in a Feb. 22 news release that Leahy was being placed on “administrative leave with pay” pending the outcome of its investigation “into the events surrounding [NCT] Officer [Joseph] Fischer’s actions on January 6, 2021 and afterwards.” Fischer has been charged by federal authorities with a number of crimes arising out of allegations that he participated in the violent invasion of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6.