Soldier Who Was First Service Member Charged After Jan. 6 Riot Is Being Removed from the National Gu

[Sherman A1]

A Virginia National Guardsman who pleaded guilty on charges related to his role in storming the U.S. Capitol with the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021, is being removed from the service component.

Jacob Fracker pleaded guilty in March to a federal conspiracy charge, according to the Department of Justice. He served as an infantryman, assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division.

Fracker was arrested on several charges a week after the attack on the Capitol, which was aimed at preventing the largely ceremonial certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 victory. In the 15 months since, Fracker has not been allowed to perform any military duties but remained serving, a National Guard spokesperson said.

"Now that his civilian charges have been adjudicated, the process has started for an administrative separation from the Virginia Army National Guard," Alfred Puryear, a spokesperson for the Virginia Guard, told Military.com in an emailed statement.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/12/soldier-who-was-first-service-member-charged-after-jan-6-riot-being-removed-national-guard.html

[TomSlick]

1. It will be a simple administrative discharge.

[NCjack]

2. An insurrectionist -- and got 15 months of service pay. Not Right.

[Mortos]

6. National Guard members are only paid

When they attend drills and summer camp. It sounds like he was not allowed to participate so he would not have received any pay for the time he did not attend.

[Captain_New_York]

3. Sad that he will tarnish the home regiment of the "Bedford Boys"

https://citizen-soldiermagazine.com/the-bedford-boys/

[Backseat Driver]

4. Must have been a long list

LOL, the way I read it - "Fracker was arrested on several charges a week..."after the attack on the Capitol, which was aimed at preventing the largely ceremonial certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

As if a couple, including federal conspiracy, were not enough - Good riddance!

[uponit7771]

5. K&R,

[krkaufman]

7. Odd framing

“aimed at preventing the largely ceremonial certification”

I’m sure it has been more than “ceremonial” at times, but certainly should be in cases such as the 2020 election.

[jmowreader]

8. It better be a Chapter 14 or 15 discharge

Chapter 14 is Separation for Misconduct. Comes with an Other than Honorable Discharge.

I would LOVE to see them throw a Chapter 15 discharge at him - this is one where the Secretary of the Army kicks you out personally. Paragraph 15-1 (c) (7) specifically says "Substantial and substantiated misconduct where separation is in the best interest of the Army" is a justification for this chapter. The problem with Chapter 15: since it's got to go all the way to Washington for final approval, it'll be a lot quicker to whip a nice Chapter 14 on this insurrectionist.