Two charged with vandalizing anti-abortion well being amenities

A Florida man and lady accused of vandalizing a number of anti-abortion reproductive well being providers amenities are dealing with federal costs.

A federal grand jury in Tampa returned an indictment final week accusing a 27-year-old man and a 23-year-old lady of spray-painting threatening messages final summer season at amenities in Hollywood, Winter Haven and Hialeah. They’re charged with conspiring to forestall workers of reproductive well being providers amenities from offering these providers.

Prosecutors stated the messages included, “If abortions aren’t secure than niether (sic) are you,” “YOUR TIME IS UP!!,” “WE’RE COMING for U,” and “We’re all over the place.”

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The primary act of vandalism occurred weeks after the Could publication of a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Courtroom opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old court docket case that prevented federal and state lawmakers from banning abortion. The court docket ultimately overturned the case in June, prompting conservative state lawmakers across the nation to enact new abortion bans. Florida had already handed a regulation earlier final 12 months banning abortion after 15 weeks of being pregnant. That regulation went into impact in July.

If convicted, the person and lady every withstand 12 years in jail. On-line court docket information present that the lady was arrested Monday, and a choose granted her launch pending trial on Tuesday. There was no fast report of the person being arrested.