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Michael Hennessey

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Michael Hennessey is a man from Palm Harbor, Florida, on the Gulf Coast north of Tampa Bay, and his entire federal case rested on a single number: fifty six minutes. That is how long a Patch news report, sourced to the government's own affidavit, said federal investigators claimed Hennessey was inside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. No assault charge. No weapon charge. Misdemeanor counts only: civil disorder, entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct, and parading. Hennessey pleaded not guilty to every count and did not cut a deal. On January 22, 2025, the court granted the government's own motion to dismiss his case with prejudice. Over, for good, before it ever reached a jury. We found no confirmed reporting on Michael Hennessey's work, his family, or his life beyond that arrest and that dismissal. That is the honest state of the record for a case this size that never went to trial. If that is you, claiming this profile means you get to fill in the rest yourself, on your own terms. THE RECORD Name: Michael Hennessey Hometown: Palm Harbor, Florida Charges: Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building Plea: Not guilty to all charges Outcome: Case dismissed with prejudice by the court, January 22, 2025 Sources: Federal charging document; Patch (Palm Harbor) What this does not prove: it does not settle what happened during those fifty six minutes. What it does prove: no conviction, no guilty plea, case closed with prejudice, for good. Same record. Fifty six minutes and a case that never made it to trial. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.