Hello from Judge Carl Nichols' virtual courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to begin in the case of Jan. 6 defendant Thomas Gallagher. This is a misdemeanor-only case, his co-defendant Michael Curzio entered a guilty plea earlier this week s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2049… 
Gallagher is pleading guilty to one count of Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building, a misdemeanor charge that carries a max penalty of 6 mos in jail (the count that most misdemeanor-only defendants have pleaded guilty to so far)
Gallagher was part of a group arrested at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and the federal charges were docketed the next day. He's not accused of violence, and in going over the facts today, the AUSA noted that he appeared to tell someone not to throw a chair s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2101…
A short and straightforward plea hearing — no surprises, Gallagher is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 13. There's no sentencing guidelines range for a case like this with a max of 6 mos in jail on the table, so TBD on what his sentence ultimately will look like
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