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Thomas Gallagher
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Thomas Gallagher is a retired Defense Department analyst from Bridgewater, New Hampshire. Decades in federal service. Then January 6, 2021 put him on the other side of a courtroom. FACT: Arrested January 13, 2021 and charged by criminal information January 15, 2021. Arraigned January 22, 2021, pleaded not guilty to all counts. Status conferences held through the spring and summer of 2021. FACT: At a plea hearing July 15, 2021, he pleaded guilty to one count. Sentenced October 13, 2021 to 24 months probation, 60 hours community service, $500 restitution and a $10 special assessment. No prison time. THEIR ACCOUNT: Local reporting on the case described his defense arguing he was caught up in what he was watching on cable news that day. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: whether the nationwide January 20, 2025 clemency for January 6 defendants touched this case. Case: 1:21-cr-41, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-41
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/13/21. Charged via criminal information 1/15/21. Arraigned 1/22/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Status conferences held on 3/30/21, 6/1/21, and 7/9/21. Plea agreement hearing held on on 7/15/21 where he pleaded guilty to count 4. Defendant sentenced on 10/13/21 to 24 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, a restitution payment of $500 and a special assessment of $10.
- Arrested
- January 13, 2021
- Sentenced
- October 13, 2021
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
24 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, a restitution payment of $500 and a special assessment of $10
Press & news
- https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/thomas-gallagher-bridgewater-new-hampshire-charged-arrested-us-capitol-riot/ →
- https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/nh-man-avoids-prison-for-his-role-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/article_562988d9-c79c-5c6c-b89a-e6ebda54d2d0.html →
- https://vnews.com/2021/10/07/documents-reveal-details-of-nh-man-at-jan-6-insurrection-42877293/ →
- https://americangulag.org/thomas-gallagher/ →
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