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Man charged with attempted arson at Planned Parenthood in Missouri
Source: Reuters
Man charged with attempted arson at Planned Parenthood in Missouri
By Kevin Murphy
Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:38pm EDT
(Reuters) - A man accused of twice trying to set fire to a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Joplin, Missouri, in early October was charged on Friday with attempted arson, federal authorities said.
Jedediah Stout, 30, is accused of trying to burn the clinic, which does not provide abortions, by tossing items containing an accelerant on the roof on October 3 and October 4 and then igniting attached materials, a Justice Department statement said.
No significant damage was reported to the building from either attempt, authorities said.
A clinic employee called Joplin police after finding burned materials at the building on October 3, and surveillance video showed a person tossing a backpack onto the roof and lighting an attached rope, FBI Special Agent Stacy Lee Moore said in an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed in Springfield, Missouri, federal court.
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By Kevin Murphy
Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:38pm EDT
(Reuters) - A man accused of twice trying to set fire to a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Joplin, Missouri, in early October was charged on Friday with attempted arson, federal authorities said.
Jedediah Stout, 30, is accused of trying to burn the clinic, which does not provide abortions, by tossing items containing an accelerant on the roof on October 3 and October 4 and then igniting attached materials, a Justice Department statement said.
No significant damage was reported to the building from either attempt, authorities said.
A clinic employee called Joplin police after finding burned materials at the building on October 3, and surveillance video showed a person tossing a backpack onto the roof and lighting an attached rope, FBI Special Agent Stacy Lee Moore said in an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed in Springfield, Missouri, federal court.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-usa-crime-missouri-idUSBRE99I00W20131019
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