SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Marine was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, federal prosecutors prosecutors said.
Chance Brannon, 24, pleaded guilty in November to four felony counts, including malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives and intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility,
Brannon, of San Juan Capistrano, California, also admitted that he made plans for additional attacks on a second Planned Parenthood clinic, a Southern California Edison substation and an LGBTQ pride night celebration at Dodger Stadium, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Brannon was an active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton at the time of the bombing at the clinic in Costa Mesa on March 13, 2022. Surveillance footage showed Brannon and another person throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of the medical facility. The clinic was closed at the time and no one was injured.
During the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney said Brannon “engaged in cruel and indefensible domestic terrorism.”
He has been in federal custody since his arrest in June 2023.
Brannon conspired with two others to use an explosive device to destroy a commercial property, according to his plea agreement.
His co-defendants, Tibet Ergul and Xavier Batten, have pleaded guilty to the charges against them. They are scheduled to be sentenced in May.
Eurotrashie on April 16th, 2024 at 06:17 UTC »
Should have been brought up on terrorism charges in case he was not. Right wing Christian extremists need to be dealt with.
Peasantbowman on April 16th, 2024 at 05:42 UTC »
During the Jan 6 mostly peaceful protests I was deployed to Iraq.
That night I saw multiple defense contractors hyped up for the possibility that Gen Flynn would issue a green light to take over bases across the world. These guys were basically walking around saying they already have their list of liberals to kill on base.
Saw some active duty people less open, but very excited about the possibility of a successful coup.
Crazy-Nights on April 16th, 2024 at 05:01 UTC »
As a veteran myself, it will never not surprise me the number of crazy people who manage to get into the military. Republicans want to do everything they can to keep the lgbt community from serving but will do little to spot domestic terrorists from getting in