Biography
Gillen was a California Rise Above Movement member arrested October 2, 2018 in the Charlottesville riot prosecution. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to riot on April 29, 2019 and received a 33-month prison sentence on July 19, 2019. The Fourth Circuit affirmed his conviction on September 23, 2022. BOP records identify him as register 77035-112 and record his release from federal custody on February 4, 2021.
Sources and evidence limits
- DOJ: Four California Men Charged
- DOJ: Grand Jury Indicts Four
- DOJ: Gillen Pleads Guilty
- DOJ: Three Members Sentenced
- United States v. Gillen,19-4553
Exact custody endpoints and current custody status are not established by these historical sources.
Custody endpoint update
The DOJ records arrest on October 2, 2018. The September 17, 2019 memorandum opinion, case 3:18-cr-00025, document 192, states that Gillen was denied pretrial release upon arrest, and his motion for bond pending appeal was denied. BOP exact full-name records identify Thomas Walter Gillen, register 77035-112, with actual release February 4, 2021. The earlier historical-source limits above are supplemented by these records. BOP lists Long Beach RRM; this release endpoint does not establish the date of any earlier transfer to community placement.
