The man, who had a felony conviction, carried a loaded handgun during at least one of the attacks, prosecutors said.
An Altadena man accused of a string of BB gun shootings aimed at a Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena is facing up to 10 years in federal prison following an investigation by police and the FBI.one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm after he allegedly carried a loaded handgun during one of the attacks, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California.
During a shooting on March 30, a patient’s support companion was almost hit while she waited on the facility’s front porch, according to the affidavit. Minutes later, Pasadena motorcycle officers spotted the car on the 210 Freeway and pulled Chamberlin over after they were joined by an officer in a patrol unit, the agent wrote.
When an officer asked why a BB gun was under the driver’s seat, Chamberlin said he taught firearms safety and used BB guns as “teaching tools,” claiming he “lost track of it” because he had so many of the guns, according to the affidavit. He also claimed to be part of a YouTube channel dedicated to testing BB guns.
“Chamberlin accused Planned Parenthood of ‘taking whole babies and selling baby body parts,’ but denied knowing where the Pasadena Planned Parenthood was located and denied shooting at it with a BB gun,” the agent wrote. “After being told that he was seen on video shooting a BB gun at the building, [he] asked to see the video and added, after a brief silence, ‘at least the baby murderers have somebody on their side.
A law enforcement database check showed he owned nine firearms before his conviction, including the handgun found in his car after the May 7 attack, the agent wrote.
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