Celiac.com 08/16/2023 - Florida residents Carol Kicinski and Jon Heneghan were each sentenced to 20-days in jail, along with a year of probation sentence from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Kicinski is best known as the former owner and publisher of Simply Gluten Free lifestyle magazine.
As part of a plea deal they each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of entering a restricted building (18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1) - Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds), while three other more serious charges were dropped. The judge also imposed a $525 fine.
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Kicinski and Heneghan, who lived together in Dunedin, traveled to Washington, D.C., attended a Stop the Steal rally, and then marched to the Capitol, which they then entered with numerous other Trump supporters who attended the rally. They spent about 20 minutes inside, recording videos, and at one point, even entered the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Their arrest came after investigators tracked their cell phone location data.
Both individuals' attorneys stated in sentencing memorandums that they tried to leave the Capitol quickly but were hindered by the large crowd. Neither had a prior criminal record.
Prosecutors argued for jail time, citing the serious threat the Jan. 6 attack posed to democracy, and the judge ultimately agreed.
Kicinski, 66, gained media attention as a "TV chef" and appeared on WFLA-TV's "Daytime" for cooking demonstrations. Kicinski owned and published Simply Gluten Free magazine until shortly after her arrest in 2022, although court records currently describe her as unemployed.
Heneghan, 58, was a rideshare driver and co-founded the now-defunct White Buffalo jewelry stores that had kiosks throughout Tampa Bay and Florida. He won the 2005 World Series of Poker and used his $600,000 winnings to purchase the historic "telephone building" in Clearwater.
The sentencing highlights the legal consequences for individuals involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and underscores the severity of the events that unfolded on that day.
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