Where's The Terrorism Charges?????

[Diego in Seattle]

Man Arrested for Plotting Clinic Attack

Last Updated:
06-08-06 at 3:25PM

A man who told police he made a pipe bomb to attack an abortion clinic was arrested Thursday, shortly before the device went off in a friend's home while authorities tried to disable it, according to court documents.

No one was injured by the explosion, which started a fire that burned the top floor of the Riverdale home, officials said.

Some friends of Robert F. Weiler Jr. had tipped off police about the 25-year-old's plans Wednesday night.

Weiler then called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and surrendered to state troopers at a rest stop on Interstate 68 just after midnight. Investigators found a handgun and ammunition in his car, officials said.

According to an ATF affidavit, Weiler planned to bomb an abortion clinic in Greenbelt and use a .40-caliber handgun he had stolen from a friend to "shoot doctors who provided abortions."

Weiler faces four federal counts including making a destructive device and possessing an illegal handgun. He was being held Thursday.

Phone messages left at Weiler's home were not returned. A woman who answered the phone at the Greenbelt clinic said they had not heard of the threat.

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If a environmental wacko had plotted to bomb a ski resort, you'd be calling for terrorism charges (rightfully so). Where's the equal clamor for this terrorist to be charged properly?

[RadioFan]

Where's the equal clamor for this terrorist to be charged properly?

Not sure what "four federal counts" means in that story, but it looks as if he hasn't been formally charged, yet. The cops/feds arrest someone on complaints, not charges. Charges are filed by a prosecutor. (But don't tell that to TV. They routinely use the terms interchangably and incorrectly). It's possible the feds may yet formally charge him with a terrorism-related offense.

[Diego in Seattle]

Where's the equal clamor for this terrorist to be charged properly?

Not sure what "four federal counts" means in that story, but it looks as if he hasn't been formally charged, yet. The cops/feds arrest someone on complaints, not charges. Charges are filed by a prosecutor. (But don't tell that to TV. They routinely use the terms interchangably and incorrectly). It's possible the feds may yet formally charge him with a terrorism-related offense.

I won't be holding my breath on that one.