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- Chance Brannon, a former U.S. Marine, has pleaded guilty to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Southern California in 2022.
- At the time of the bombing, Brannon was an active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton.
- Surveillance video showed Brannon and another person throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of the clinic in Costa Mesa.
A former U.S. Marine pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, prosecutors said.
Chance Brannon, 24, also said 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.
US MARINE AMONG 2 MEN CHARGED WITH FIREBOMBING CALIFORNIA PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Brannon, of San Juan Capistrano, California, pleaded guilty to four felony counts, including malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives and intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility, the Orange County Register reported.
Brannon could face decades in prison when he is sentenced in April. (Fox News)
He 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.
Brannon conspired with two others to use an explosive device to destroy a commercial property, according to his plea agreement.
Brannon could face decades in prison when he is sentenced in April.
His co-defendants, Tibet Ergul and Xavier Batten, have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. They are scheduled for trial in March.
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