Three Women Indicted For Roles At Merrimack Elbit System Protest

MERRIMACK, NH — Three women who are accused of causing damage during a pro-Palestinian protest at Elbit Systems in Merrimack have been indicted by the Hillsborough County Grand Jury.

Bridget Irene Shergalis, 27, of Whetstone Mills in Dayville, Connecticut, Calla Mairead Walsh, 19, of Decatur Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Sophie Marika Ross, 22, of North Plain Road in Housatonic, MA, were indicted for their roles in the November 20, 2023, attack on Elbit Systems of America in Merrimack according to Attorney General John M. Formella and Merrimack Police Chief Brian Levesque.

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The three women are each charged with riot, conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, burglary, and conspiracy to commit falsifying physical evidence for their actions in climbing to the roof of Elbit Systems of America, creating a disturbance, and causing property damage.

Each charge is a class B felony, punishable by 3.5 to 7 years in the state prison.

The trio was arrested after police in Merrimack were called to Elbit Systems of America on the Daniel Webster Highway for a report of protesters blocking the company’s entrance and accessing the roof of the building. The company, police said, is “an Israeli-based international technology company” focusing on “defense and homeland security.”

Police described the protesters as “voicing their support for Palestine.”

They are scheduled to appear in Hillsborough County Superior Court South on Feb. 29.