Denver Newsroom, Aug 28, 2020 / 12:00 pm
After the arrest of a man who allegedly threatened pro-life demonstrators with a gun, pro-life advocates say the incident is not typical and will not change their determination to engage in positive outreach.
"Other than the occasional slurs and negativity offered by some people who drive past, we have a positive support from the community and we've never really had any bad incidents," Donna Latteri, a local volunteer pro-life coordinator, told CNA. "We work very well with our police department and try not to give them a reason to come to the clinic."
On Aug. 21 police arrested Jerome Aniska, a 31-year-old Wilmington man who allegedly pulled a gun and threatened pro-life demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Dover, Delaware.
Protesters were on a public sidewalk when an argument took place between Aniska and the demonstrators, and a demonstrator called police when Aniska allegedly made a threat. Aniska was arrested on $26,000 bond, charged with aggressive menacing, terroristic threatening, and possession of a firearm during a felony.