A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to firebombing a pro-life center in Madison, Wisconsin, after his DNA was found on a half-eaten burrito he discarded. The attack occurred shortly after the leaked draft opinion suggesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The suspect faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years. No one was injured in the attack. Brie Stimson,Jake Gibson reported
A 29-year-old man named Hridindu Roychowdhury, who was responsible for firebombing a pro-life center in Madison, Wisconsin, last year, pleaded guilty on Friday after his involvement in the crime was proven through DNA found on a partially eaten burrito. The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed this information to Fox News.
The incident occurred on May 8, 2022, when Roychowdhury threw two Molotov cocktails into the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison. The attack happened shortly after a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court suggested the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, a landmark abortion case. In a threatening message tagged to the attack, Roychowdhury wrote, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”
This incident is part of a larger trend of violence against pro-life organizations. In Ohio, a pro-life pregnancy center was attacked by a radical group called ‘Jane’s Revenge,’ who left graffiti saying ‘ABORT GOD.’
Roychowdhury’s identification as a possible suspect came about last March when law enforcement officers collected a discarded burrito from a public trash can to compare its DNA with the samples found at the crime scene. A forensic biologist confirmed that the DNA from both sources matched, indicating that they likely came from the same person.
The suspect was apprehended at Boston Logan International Airport on March 28, as he was boarding a one-way flight to Guatemala City. He has now pleaded guilty to attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, with a maximum term of 20 years.
Fortunately, no one was present inside the office during the attack, and there were no reported injuries. The investigation and subsequent guilty plea highlight the importance of DNA evidence in identifying and prosecuting criminals.
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