A second man has also been charged. The pair face up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
“While it is fortunate that no one was physically harmed and responders were able to prevent the clinic from being destroyed, the defendants’ violent actions are entirely unacceptable,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said, in part, in the news release.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
Brannon and Ergul, who were wearing hoodies and facemasks, firebombed the clinic early on March 13, 2022, according to the federal criminal complaint. “The device landed against a southern wall next to the glass door and erupted into a fire, which spread up the wall and across the ceiling above the glass door,” the complaint states.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the Costa Mesa Fire Department, but not before doing enough damage had been done to force the closure of the clinic the following morning, when 30 appointments had been scheduled, prosecutors said.
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