Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 57
- Location
- Dunedin, Florida
- Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Jon Heneghan breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, along with fellow Floridian Carol Kicinski, who is also charged, and can be seen on video in the Capitol Rotunda, court documents indicate. Prosecutors say they examined user location data obtained from Google and cellphone providers to help identify Heneghan and Kicinski's presence in the Capitol that day. Investigators also contacted Heneghan's ex-wife to assist in identifying him in photographs and videos from the Capitol, court documents state. Heneghan was arrested in Dunedin, Fla., on Feb. 23, 2022.
Case History
Heneghan pleaded Guilty to one charge: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/23/2023 to 20 Days of incarceration; 1 Year of Supervised Release; Special Assessment of $25; Restitution of $500. Heneghan received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.