A Pennsylvania Trump supporter who was charged for taking part in the January 6 insurrection is asking prosecutors to give her probation instead of the jail time, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.
As noted by Raw Story, “Jennifer Heinl lost her job and her marriage due to her actions” and is now due to be sentenced next week for demonstrating in a Capitol building after she pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge in November. Federal Prosecutors say she was inside the building for 47 minutes while taking video, lied to an FBI agent, and showed no remorse during an interview with federal agents, according to the report.
Heinl’s lawyer, Martin Dietz, is requesting probation, saying her client is “extremely remorseful, embarrassed and ashamed” for participating in what he called an “unjustifiable attack on America,” adding she had never even gotten a traffic ticket before and takes care of her two sons who have health issues. The attorney also argued that Heinl already suffered for her actions, pointing out that her marriage to a police officer fell apart after he had asked her not to go to D.C. on Jan. 6, but she went anyway. The two are finalizing a divorce.
Prosecutors wanted a sentence of two weeks in jail and three years of probation for breaching the Capitol building with the pro-Trump mob that day.
