Residents concerned that two Rocky Mount officers were inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection faced off with supporters of the officers outside a town council meeting Monday.
Protesters clash outside Rocky Mount Town Council meeting amid backlash over officers at Capitol
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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Two Rocky Mount police officers remain on administrative leave after a photo showing the men standing inside the U.S. Capitol the same day as the deadly riot.
Officers Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker admit to being in the photo in question, but maintain their innocence.
Robertson said they were willingly let in by Capitol police and didn’t participate in any violence. Both Robertson and Fracker are on administrative leave pending a local and federal investigation.
As of Monday night, the U.S. Capitol Police had not responded to the allegations that the two Rocky Mount officers thought they were allowed in.
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