Bridget Shergalis

Released
Full name:Bridget Irene Shergalis
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#67968
State:New Hampshire
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 8 Days
Support
Pro-Palestine Anti-Imperialism Anti-War Palestine Action US Merrimack Four
Bridget Shergalis

Biography

Bridget Irene Shergalis, 27, of Dayville CT, Palestine Action US member; co-defendant in the November 2023 Elbit Systems vandalism in Merrimack NH. Sentenced November 14, 2024 to 12 months (60 days served, balance deferred). Bridget Shergalis is one of the Merrimack Four. On November 20, 2023, four young women — Calla Walsh, Sophie Ross, Bridget Shergalis, and Paige Belanger — entered the Elbit Systems of America facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire and damaged equipment as a protest against Elbit's role as Israel's largest weapons manufacturer during the war in Gaza. Elbit produces military drones and components used in Israeli operations. The four pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief in late 2024 and were each sentenced to 60 days in the Hillsborough County House of Corrections, beginning November 14, 2024.

Cases

Valley Street House of Corrections
Charges: [sentence-served] NH RSA 634:2 Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief; NH RSA 635:2 Criminal Trespass - Nov 2023 Elbit vandalism
Sentenced: Nov 14, 2024
Incarcerated: Nov 14, 2024
Released: Dec 20, 2024
Sentence: Twelve months, all but sixty days deferred, imposed November 14, 2024. Custody ran from November 14 to December 20, 2024 — thirty-six days, not the full sixty and not the January 12, 2025 release the record previously carried, which was the date a sixty-day term would have ended if served day for day. Verdict as recorded: Yes — pleaded guilty to misdemeanour criminal mischief and criminal trespass on November 14, 2024 in Hillsborough County Superior Court-South.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: New Hampshire
Charges: [arrest-and-bail] Arrest.
Arrested: Nov 20, 2023
Incarcerated: Nov 20, 2023
Released: Nov 22, 2023
Sentence: Arrested at the scene on November 20, 2023 and held roughly three days, until release on bail on November 22, 2023. These are the best-supported dates for the initial detention. Charges as recorded: [arrest-and-bail] Arrest arising from the November 20, 2023 action at the Elbit Systems of America facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire — riot, criminal mischief, conspiracy to commit criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit burglary as originally charged, later resolved by plea to misdemeanours.

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