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Sheriff Hennessy testifies he grabbed his wife's arm and pleaded to false imprisonment; commission questions disciplinary implications
Summary
During opening examination, Sheriff Hennessy acknowledged grabbing his wife's arm on Dec. 31, giving rise to a bruise, and said he pleaded to Penal Code §236; commissioners and counsel reviewed department standards that define misconduct to include misdemeanor convictions and discussed how those rules apply to an elected sheriff.
Sheriff Michael Hennessy testified under oath at the San Francisco Ethics Commission’s special session, acknowledging that he grabbed his wife’s arm during an argument on Dec. 31 and that the incident resulted in a bruise. Under questioning, the sheriff said he pleaded to Penal Code §236 (false imprisonment) and that one condition of his sentence was 52 weeks of domestic-violence counseling.
Counsel for the mayor walked the sheriff through the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department’s written rules (Mayor’s Exhibit 13), including the department’s “Standard of conduct,” which requires employees to avoid conduct that brings the…
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