The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a resident of nearby Ross Township, PA, January 6 insurrectionist Jennifer Heinl, is asking the D.C. District Court for leniency and no jail time in connection with her role in the Trumpist coup. According to the report:
"Jennifer Heinl, 44, will be sentenced next week in the District of Columbia for demonstrating in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor, when she entered the building in support of former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.
She pleaded guilty in November.
Federal prosecutors are asking for two weeks in jail and three years of probation, saying Heinl witnessed rioters fighting with police outside the Capitol but still went in, stayed inside for 47 minutes while filming what was happening, lied to an FBI agent who called her, and showed no remorse in a second interview with the FBI after her plea." (our emphasis)
Heinl has lost both her job and her marriage to her police officer husband, who asked her not to go to Washington, D.C., for the Trumpist gathering. In a tacky subplot, she was joined at the gathering by fellow insurrectionist Kenneth Grayson, who she subsequently tried to shield in her first interview with the FBI:
"Agents identified her as Heinl through her association with Mr. Grayson, who is seen on videos talking to Heinl inside the Rotunda and at one point lifting her up and hugging her.
A review of Mr. Grayson's Facebook page revealed that he and Heinl had been talking on Facebook Messenger about traveling to Washington and renting cars and hotel rooms.
An agent called her a few weeks after the riot to ask questions about her and Mr. Grayson.
Heinl lied, especially in regard to Mr. Grayson's involvement." (our emphasis)
We expect the relationship between Ms. Heinl and Grayson will be explored in the divorce proceedings, but as to he insurrection, put her in the slammer for two weeks for demonstrating in the Capitol, lying and lack of remorse.
(photo: Jennifer and not-her-husband touring the Capitol on January 6. Facebook)
