2 arrested for firebombing Planned Parenthood clinic

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Two California men, including a U.S. Marine, were arrested Wednesday and are accused of firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa last year, federal authorities said.

Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, and Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano, an active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, are charged with using an explosive or fire to damage real property affecting interstate commerce, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

A criminal complaint alleges they ignited and threw a Molotov cocktail at the clinic’s entrance during the early morning hours of March 13, 2022.

Damage to the facility was estimated at $1,050 and appointments for about 30 patients had to be rescheduled, the complaint said.

Security videos show two people wearing hooded sweatshirts and face masks approach the Planned Parenthood around 1 a.m. and throw a flaming device at the front door, federal prosecutors said.

Investigators found burn marks on the entrance door and adjacent wall, according to the complaint. Prosecutors said an analysis showed a glass container and other materials collected from the scene contained gasoline.

The FBI in January released a poster announcing a reward for up to $25,000 leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspects, according to the complaint.

On April 3, a witness called the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center and said they could identify the people allegedly involved, according to the complaint. The witness, who said they knew the two men from high school, said Ergul sent texts admitting his involvement, the complaint said.

another pair of malicious misogynists.

The sad part is that many people move to California and similarly aligned states to get *away* from these types of things.