Delaware teen charged with setting off explosive device at Planned Parenthood
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A Delaware teen was charged on Monday with setting off an explosive device that damaged a Planned Parenthood, according to the Department of Justice.
Middletown resident James Gulick, 18, is facing charges of maliciously damaging a building used in interstate commerce through the use of fire or destructive device, intentionally damaging a facility that provides reproductive health services and possession of an unregistered destructive device under the National Firearms Act.
Court documents courts say a suspect drove to a Planned Parenthood in Newark around 2:16 a.m. Friday, where video surveillance captures him spray-painting the phrase “Deus Vult” (God wills it) in red on the front porch of the building.
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The suspect then stepped off the front porch, lit an object and threw it at the front window of the Planned Parenthood facility, the DOJ said in a press release. The object then exploded as the suspect ran away.
A fire burned for approximately one minute, damaging the front window and porch before it self-extinguished, the DOJ said.
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Law enforcement studied the surveillance footage to identify a car operated by Gulick fleeing the scene. Gulick was also identified through social media posts attributed to him, including the phrase “Deus vult” and multiple anti-abortion posts. The FBI arrested Gulick without incident on Saturday.
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Gulick faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the charges.