CONCORD — A Bridgewater man is the latest Granite Stater caught up in the fallout from last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol after FBI agents arrested him Wednesday.
The Boston FBI has made its first arrest of a New England resident suspected of involvement in last week s violence in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Gallagher, 61, of Bridgewater, N.H., was arrested by the Boston FBI Wednesday and appeared in federal court in Concord, N.H. Thursday afternoon. He is accused of being part of a crowd that vandalized the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, the day lawmakers were to certify the election results confirming President-elect Joe Biden s victory.
During a remote hearing before Magistrate Andrea Johnstone, Gallagher was ordered to stay out of Washington, D.C. until after Biden s inauguration next week.
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar) Shafkat Anowar
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb on an inauguration platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Jose Luis Magana
Rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, interrupting though not stopping the affirmation of Joe Biden as the next president.
Gallagher is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority or knowingly engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and violent entry as well as disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
He made his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Concord, New Hampshire. The judge allowed him to be released as long as he stays out of Washington, D.C.
Gallagher left the Cheshire County Jail with no comment to NBC10 Boston Thursday. He is scheduled to attend a detention hearing virtually sometime next week.
N.H. man arrested by Boston FBI on charges stemming from Capitol riot is ordered to stay out of D.C.
By John R. Ellement Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate chamber Jan. 6.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press
A New Hampshire man was ordered to stay out of Washington, D.C., until after Joe Bidenâs swearing-in as the next president after he was accused of participating in the violent riot inside the nationâs Capitol inspired by President Trump.
Thomas R. Gallagher, who was arrested by FBI agents Wednesday night, wore an orange prison jumper issued at a New Hampshire jail where he was taken following his arrest during a tele-hearing held Thursday held by the US District Court in New Hampshire.