An investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot left one detective filing for divorce.
What We Know:
- Michael Heinl, a police detective of Pennsylvania’s Shaler Township Police Department, begged his wife Jennifer Heinl not to participate in the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Unfortunately, Jennifer Heinl decided to fly to Washington D.C. to participate, with another man!
- Pictures surfaced of Jennifer with fellow trump supporter Kenneth Grayson. The two were smiling side-by-side outside the capitol and later appeared in surveillance footage talking to one another. An investigation into their social media accounts uncovered several Facebook messages between Heinl and Grayson from Nov. 12, 2020, to Jan. 11, 2021, in which they shared plans to travel and rent a hotel and vehicle near the Capitol.
- As investigators searched to identify and fine crowd members, Jennifer Heinl was charged with several crimes including disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Jennifer’s attorney, Marty Dietz said, “To make it clear, I’ve known Jennie Heinl a long time and she’s not a criminal. She’s deeply embarrassed.”
- The former spouse has not been accused of any influence or connection to the incident. “His wife was a part of that situation,” the chief of police said. “He didn’t condone it. He didn’t ask her to go there. He wasn’t there. He was here working.”
This past February, Michael Heinl proceeded to file for divorce at the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
