Generally speaking, if you’re married to an FBI agent, it’s probably best not to participate in an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
But apparently 55-year-old Jennifer Heinl didn’t get that memo because she was one of the many members of the MAGA militia captured on camera during the January 6 Capitol riots.
Jennifer is the soon-to-be-ex-wife of Detective Michael Heinl, a Shaler Township police officer who also works with the FBI’s Pittsburgh-area violent crimes task force.
In addition to being charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct and violent entry on Capitol grounds, Jennifer was just served with divorce papers from Michael after he saw her at the deadly riots with another man.
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Lied to FBI agents about being in the Capitol even though her husband is an FBI agent. Her husband was not at the Capitol which is a whole other story. #SeditionHasConsequences #SeditionTrack https://t.co/erRkFORJvI
— Sedition Track (@seditiontrack) March 19, 2021
The man was Kenneth Grayson, who Jennifer allegedly met on Facebook and rendezvoused with to the insurrection, according to the FBI.
Jennifer was identified by a picture on Grayson’s iPad as well as by video taken inside the Rotunda. Grayson told detectives he stormed the U.S. Capitol in hopes of satisfying his need to kill people, which “included current President Joe Biden.”
The FBI also uncovered Facebook Messenger chats between the two discussing their travel plans, including hotel and car rental arrangements. The chats lasted from November 12, 2020, to January 11, 2021, when they fell out of touch.
Racist Goofball #JenniferHeinl Got Served With An Arrest Warrant And Divorce Papers At The Same Damn Time#MichaelHeinl filed to divorce his wife who was caught using the riot as her very own baecation. #MOG
https://t.co/fOKC8KBWE7— Michael O'Grady (@mog7546) March 25, 2021
Michael reportedly knew about his wife’s plans to attend Trump’s pre-insurrection rally and discouraged her from going. He was completely unaware of her relationship with Grayson, however.
“His wife was a part of that situation,” Michael’s boss, Sean Frank, chief of the Shaler Township Police Department, told reporters. “He didn’t condone it. He didn’t ask her to go there. He wasn’t there. He was here working.”
Jennifer’s attorney, Marty Dietz, issued a statement saying she is “not a criminal” and feels “deeply embarrassed” by the whole ordeal.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
jayceecook
He’s not an FBI agent. He’s a police detective that is a member of the FBI Pittsburgh office’s Violent Crimes Task Force. Working with the FBI doesn’t mean you *are* FBI.
And while I give him credit for divorcing her I personally think it has little to do with her insane political beliefs and more about the fact that she is a liability to his career. Sure he informed his boss weeks after the riots but probably because he knew they were on her trail.
Don’t portray this as some innocent man who found out his wife was a whack job who took part in an attempted coup. He’s probably a republican who voted for Trump. He may even share in some of her delusions. The only difference is he was smart enough to keep it undercover.
LifeinShaw
Excellent assessment.
Caddy4J
WOW! I am amazed how your brains work its scary. And people agree with you without evidence. Have you not heard of innocent until proven guilty? Did you or do you ever give it a millisecond of thought that maybe he’s telling the truth? You know the background checks for officers, and the FBI are brutal. (I have friends in both) They go through every orifice of your body in & out to make sure you’re clean as a whistle before they even attempt to consider you for employment. Do you think that he would ruin his career until after the attack? The FBI would’ve known way ahead of political affiliations way before the attack on the capital as background checks go way, way beyond the individual.
jayceecook
Innocent until proven guilty applies to the court of law not public or personal opinion. And I’m not accusing of anything other than that he’s probably a republican so don’t feel completely sorry for him.
It’s a matter of logic. Like minded people partner up or marry one another. Especially in today’s world you’re not going to see too many Republicans and Democrats in relationships. FFS, even families are cutting ties with one another over political beliefs. So it is absolutely within the realm of possibility that he is a Trump supporter too.
You also have a romanticized view of how law enforcement works. Not every police force does everything you outlined. How the phuck do you think so much corruption exists in law enforcement? You’re also obviously not aware that studies have been done showing that fields like the police, military, FBI, etc attract not only conservative folks but white supremacists.
In case you missed my point, go back and re-read my first paragraph.
LumpyPillows
She looks like a social disease.
Openminded
I actually thought she was Elliott Page at first glance, whom I find very attractive in her own special way.
Essie
Judging by her cheeks and enormous lips, girlfriend was spending a lot of her husband’s money on plastic surgery. This divorce will be really good for his bank account.
cuteguy
I guess to this MAGA H0, blue lives don’t matter.
curranz
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avesraggiana
Wait. I thought they were the party of “Family Values.” Oh, but wait again – maybe they’re now espousing Trump-type Family Values.
BaltoSteve
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes!
king of Norway
I question how good of a Detective he is if he didn’t see any of the clues that his wife was straying. I was “blindsided” or “it came out of nowhere” are feeble attempts at hiding your lack of due diligence with your relationship. Sounds more like he realized his career was in jeopardy if he didn’t cut ties with her.