Tyler W. Massengill, 33, of Chillicothe, Ill., was sentenced Tuesday Wednesday for setting fire to a Planned Parenthood center in Peoria. Image courtesy of Justice Department
Aug. 16 (UPI) — An Illinois guy who confessed to setting a Planned Parenthood center on fire after endingupbeing upset over memories that a previous partner of his had terminated their kid was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years behind bars.
Tyler W. Massengill, 33, of Chillicothe, Ill., pleaded guilty in mid-February to charges of destructive usage of fire and an explosive to damage and effort to damage the healthcare center in Peoria early this year.
The Justice Department revealed his sentencing in a declaration, stating Massengill has likewise be purchased to pay $1.45 million in restitution. He is likewise sentenced to 3 years’ monitored release.
Prosecutors stated Massengill was behind the arson attack of the Planned Parenthood Peoria Health Center on the night of Jan. 15, which resulted in at least one firemen sustaining non-life-threatening injuries and more than $1 million in damages.
The badguy grievance states that Massengill was recognized as accountable for the attack bymeansof monitoring videofootage that recorded his white pickup truck with an shady door in the area of the healthcare center at the time of the attack and ideas from the public.
After authorities released images of the pickup lookingfor the public’s aid in determining its owner, anumberof suggestions came in, consistingof one notifying authorities of the car’s license plate and another from a lady who stated she had Massengill’s truck in her Sparland, Ill., garage.
The lady had informed authorities that a day after the arson attack, Massengill had showedup at her house and asked her to keep his truck in her garage and repaint its doors for $300, according to the court file.
The truck was then took by authorities. A day lateron, Massengill called the Peoria Police Department specifying he desired to talkabout the attack.
After atfirst rejecting duty, he informed cops he broke the center’s window and put a burning container within.
He informed authorities that 3 years previous, his then-girlfriend hadactually endedupbeing pregnant with their kid however had chose to terminate it. He stated that on the day of his attack, something had advised him of the abortion and made him mad.
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