AJ Fischer is a disabled Iraq/Afghanistan War Veteran who
proudly served his country in the Air Force as a C-17 Aircraft Loadmaster
Journeyman, was deployed to 37 countries during his service, flew 600+ hours,
and was a part of over 40 combat/combat support missions. He was taken into FBI
custody on January 13th, 2022, and was denied any release on January 14th, 2022
due to his attending the rally in D.C. on January 6th.
Please check updates!
About AJ, his time in the Airforce, and his
life:
AJ joined the Airforce at 19-years-old and he went through rigorous
specialized training (including SERE training) and was a proud member of the
Air Force Honor Guard. For the majority of AJ's military career, he was a
part of combat and evacuation missions in the Middle East, including Operation
Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve
(against ISIS forces), & Operation United Assistance combatting the Ebola
virus epidemic in West Africa. In addition, AJ regularly coordinated with the
Secret Service & the Marine One helicopter crew as he was the primary
supervisor on various POTUS movements throughout the world.
Upon receiving
his honorable discharge, AJ enrolled at Baruch College and attended for 1 year
before transferring to the University of Tampa where earned a B.A. in
Marketing/Advertising. Once he graduated, he earned his Mortgage license and
dedicated himself to helping other veterans by specializing in VA loans and
becoming a "Homes for Heroes" mortgage broker, where he donates part
of his commission back to his Hero clients. The first loan he closed for a
veteran, he and his company built a ramp for the disabled vet's new home. His
life has always been about helping and serving others. AJ has worked
tirelessly to help make others' dreams come true, all while just truly starting
to create a life of his own.
AJ is a Patriot, but first and foremost, AJ is a loving son, brother,
boyfriend, and pet Dad. He truly has the biggest heart, and it is filled with
love for God, his family, and this country.
AJ's life is all about his family, his dog and his cat, his girlfriend of 6
years, and his friends.
What has happened so far:
On January 13th, 2022, AJ
Fischer arrived at his apartment to find it surrounded by the FBI issuing a
search warrant regarding his presence in Washington D.C. on January 6th, 2021. At that
time, they stated that he was allowed to leave the premises as all they had was
a search warrant but assuming more was coming rushed to see his family, to be
together, and to pray. He then received a call stating the FBI issued a warrant
for his arrest and gave him 45 minutes to turn himself in. AJ complied and
still not knowing the charges against him, turned himself in. An
initial appearance was set for the following day, AJ’s birthday, January 14th at 2:00 pm.
At 1:02 pm, online media companies began publishing stories about AJ’s Bond
Hearing- which had yet to even happen. In these articles they stated that he
was denied bond and labeled him a “domestic terrorist”. His
appearance started late, but again we already knew that the public defender
would turn it into a bond hearing and give up AJ's right to a 2-day
adjournment.
During AJ’s Bond Hearing, the FBI prosecutor claimed that AJ was a “flight
risk” due to his military service requiring him to move around the world and
stated that AJ had only lived in Tampa for the past 4 months- ignoring that AJ
has lived in Tampa for the last 4 years. There were multiple inaccurate claims
made, and AJ’s public defender did not defend him in any instance.
The allegations against AJ and the labels being
cast onto him are so far from the truth, they are sickening. Others who have
criminal records, others who have no ties to the community, and/or family and
friends to offer collateral were given bond or put on house arrest- but AJ was
refused release.
