A Wisconsin man, Hridindu Roychowdhury, pleaded guilty on Friday to firebombing the office of an anti-abortion group, Wisconsin Family Action. The incident occurred on May 8, 2022, shortly after the leak of a draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court's intention to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Roychowdhury admitted to throwing two Molotov cocktails through the window of the organization's Madison office. While one of the cocktails failed to ignite, the other set a bookcase on fire. He also confessed to spray-painting the message "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either" on the building's exterior.

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Thankfully, no one was present in the office at the time of the attack. Investigators were able to connect Roychowdhury to the firebombing in January through surveillance footage. The video showed individuals spray-painting graffiti that resembled the message left on the Wisconsin Family Action office, as well as two people leaving the scene in a pickup truck traced back to Roychowdhury's residence in Madison. Following Roychowdhury, police obtained his DNA from a discarded half-eaten burrito at a park-and-ride lot in March. The DNA sample matched one taken from the firebombing site.

On March 28, authorities apprehended Roychowdhury at a Boston airport, where he had purchased a one-way ticket to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Last month, Roychowdhury reached a plea deal with prosecutors, acknowledging a federal charge of damaging property with explosives. U.S. District Judge William Conley approved the agreement in a hearing, during which it was noted that, under this charge, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. However, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a reduced sentence, citing Roychowdhury's acceptance of responsibility for the crime.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for February. As of now, Roychowdhury's attorneys have not responded to requests for comment. U.S. Attorney Timothy O'Shea expressed gratitude towards local and federal law enforcement for their dedication in solving this crime, emphasizing that acts of domestic terrorism, including arson, will be punished and have no place in a healthy democracy.