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Delaware Man Charged in Attack on Planned Parenthood

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An 18-year-old Delaware man faces federal charges in an attack on a Planned Parenthood facility.

U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Samuel James Gulick of Middletown was charged Monday with multiple offenses, including maliciously damaging a building with fire and intentionally damaging a facility that provides reproductive health services.

Court documents say security video recorded Gulick spray-painting a message at the Newark facility and tossing a lit object at a window before running away.

The fire burned out after about a minute. Gulick was arrested by the FBI on Saturday after investigators found social media posts containing anti-abortion messages.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.