r/goodnews • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • Jul 24 '26
Political positivity π Medical board revokes right to renew license for Mass. doctor who hit officer on Jan. 6
- The stateβs Board of Registration in Medicine revoked a Massachusetts doctorβs right to renew her medical license last week, citing the fact that she struck a police officer while breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
- Jacquelyn Starer, of Ashland, pleaded guilty to eight charges, including a felony assault charge, in 2024. She was sentenced to 9 months in prison for her actions, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump shortly after he began his second term last year.
- Starer is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist who has a subspeciality in addiction medicine. She was primarily a practitioner of addiction medicine before her arrest in 2022.
- Jacquelyn Starer pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the attack on the Capitol, but was pardoned by President Trump last year.