UPDATE: Chance Brannon was stationed at the nearby Camp Pendleton. He and his alleged accomplice, Tibet Ergul, have been charged with using an explosive or fire to damage property and affect interstate commerce.
Two men, one of them an active-duty Marine, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, last year.
They are accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the clinic entrance early in the morning of March 13, 2022, setting fire to a wall and ceiling according to the complaint. Investigators said the burn marks covered an area three feet wide and 10 to 15 feet tall. No one was injured, but the clinic was forced to shut down the next morning and cancel about 30 appointments.
“The depraved act of launching an improvised explosive device into a public facility put lives at risk and will not be tolerated," Donald Alway, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, said in the statement. Court records show Ergul was charged with aggravated assault in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2022. The charges were suspended after he agreed to participate in a deferred prosecution program.Nicole Ramirez, vice president of communications for Planned Parenthood of Orange County and San Bernardino, said the clinic worked with the FBI to catch the culprits, providing footage from security cameras.
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