22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green to a federal arson charge. She admitted to local investigators that she was responsible for breaking into Wellspring Health Access in Casper .
Green has reportedly reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, which has not yet been disclosed. She faces up to 20 years in prison and a hefty fine, and her sentencing hearing has been set for Oct. 6. This comes after originally pleading not guilty.
The attack ended up delaying Wellspring鈥檚 opening by almost a year and caused nearly $300,000 in damages. Green told the judge that she regrets her actions.
鈥淲hile we are glad that this perpetrator has been brought to justice, we at Wellspring Health Access know all too well that the potential for anti-abortion violence has not gone away,鈥� said Wellspring President Julie Burkhart.
The Casper clinic is one of just two facilities in Wyoming that offers abortions 鈥� and the only one that offers surgical abortions. Abortion l in the Cowboy State due to lawsuits challenging sweeping bans passed in recent years by the Wyoming Legislature.
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