Paige Belanger

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#68132
State:New Hampshire
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 6 Days
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Paige Belanger

Biography

Paige Belanger 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

Hillsborough County House of Corrections
Charges: [sentence-served] Misdemeanor criminal mischief — property damage at Elbit Systems of America facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire
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: Jan 24, 2024
Incarcerated: Jan 24, 2024
Released: Jan 24, 2024
Sentence: Arrested outside the courthouse on January 24, 2024 and released on bail the same day. Belanger was not among those held at the time of the action in November 2023; she was charged afterwards. The custody here was a matter of hours, so this row contributes nothing to the imprisonment total, which is correct rather than a missing figure. 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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