A 32-year-old man has been arrested on federal arson-related charges in connection with a fire that damaged a Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria, Illinois, earlier this month, authorities announced Wednesday.
that damaged a Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria, Illinois, earlier this month, authorities announced Wednesday.
The fire was reported in the late-night hours of Jan. 15. Surveillance cameras captured footage of an older-model white pickup truck with red doors parked nearby the clinic and a man approaching the building with a"laundry-detergent-sized bottle," the complaint reads. The clinic sustained"significant damage," according to court documents, and has remained closed since. No one was inside at the time, and there were no injuries.
Investigators learned that the truck in question had been taken to the home of an"individual" in Sparland, Illinois, which is located about 25 miles north of Peoria. The truck was placed in the individual's garage, and Massengill"arranged for her to paint the doors on his truck for $300," the complaint reads.
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