Ed Gargan

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
Inmate Number:#18436 M
State:Illinois
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Biography

Ed Gargan was one of the Chicago 15 arrested after the group burned about 40,000 Selective Service records on May 25, 1969. A jury convicted him on June 5, 1970, and a federal judge imposed a five-year prison sentence on June 23. Contemporary prison reporting confirms that he served time in federal prison, but his admission and release dates remain unresolved.

Case

Charges: Destruction of government property, mutilation of records, interfering with the Selective Service System, and conspiracy (the May 25, 1969 Chicago draft-record burning).
Arrested: May 25, 1969
Sentenced: Jun 23, 1970
Incarcerated: Jun 5, 1970
Sentence: Five years in federal prison, followed by five years of probation. Contemporary reporting confirms service of the prison term; remanded June 5, 1970 when bail was revoked. The later prison admission and release dates remain unresolved. The reproduced Alliance newsletter additionally reports that Gargan pleaded guilty in Madison, Wisconsin, to draft-registration refusal at a December 8 appearance and received a 15-month sentence on January 5, to run concurrently with this five-year term. Its chronological context is winter 1970–71; these court events do not establish another physical admission or a separate custody duration. Source: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/37464NCJRS.pdf#page=32
Convicted: Yes

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