A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month.
This book photo provided by the Peoria, Ill., Police Department shows Tyler Massengill, a central Illinois man charged Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, for allegedly setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month, federal law enforcement said. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, Ill., is charged with malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage the Planned Parenthood building in Peoria, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.
Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, is accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage" the clinic in Peoria, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Massengill was arrested by Peoria police Tuesday. Online court records did not indicate whether he had appeared in court or been assigned an attorney yet.
The U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement that security camera video showed a man approaching the building with a bottle, lighting a rag on one end of it, smashing a window and putting the incendiary device inside, before quickly fleeing on foot. Investigators said Massengill initially denied responsibility but later acknowledged setting the fire. According to a U.S. District Court criminal complaint, he told them his then-girlfriend had an abortion three years ago and it upset him, and he thought that if his actions caused “a little delay” in a person receiving services at the health center, it may have been “all worth it.”
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