Wilmington, Del., Jan 7, 2020 / 15:00 pm
An 18-year-old man is being held in custody and is charged with federal crimes after he allegedly threw an incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood location in Newark, Delaware early on Friday, Jan. 3.
Samuel James Gulick, of Middletown, Delaware, was arrested on Saturday, Jan 4, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware. Gulick was arrested by the FBI and will have a detention hearing on Friday, Jan. 10.
Guilick is charged with "maliciously damaging a building used in interstate commerce through the use of fire or destructive device," "intentionally damaging a facility that provides reproductive health services," and "possession of an unregistered destructive device under the National Firearms Act."
According to the release, shortly after 2 a.m. on Friday, Guilick spray-painted the words "Deus Vult," a Chi Rho, and a Marian symbol on the outside of the Planned Parenthood. He then threw a lit object at the window of the facility.