Illinois man pleads guilty to Planned Parenthood arson
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Tyler Massengill of Chillicothe, Illinois, pleaded guilty Friday to charges alleging he set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Peoria.
Massengill, who pleaded guilty Thursday, is in jail awaiting sentencing scheduled for July 6 at the federal courthouse in Peoria. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Security cameras caught him approaching the building with a bottle, lighting a rag on one end of it, smashing a window and putting the incendiary device inside before quickly fleeing on foot. No patients or staff were inside.
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