PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) —A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last month’s deadly car bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Daniel Park was taken into custody late Tuesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, according to the FBI. He is accused of helping supply the explosive materials used in the May 17 attack on American Reproductive Centers, which federal officials have labeled an act of domestic terrorism.
Park is expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California said prosecutors are seeking to have him detained without bail due to the terrorism-related charges. He will be extradited to California in the coming weeks.
The primary suspect, 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, was found dead at the scene of the explosion. Authorities say Park and Bartkus shared anti-natalist extremist views — a belief system opposing human reproduction — and that Park had been posting such content online since at least 2016.
According to court documents, Park is accused of shipping approximately 270 pounds of aluminum nitrate, a chemical compound commonly used in homemade explosives, from Seattle to Bartkus’s home in 29 Palms. Investigators say Park visited Bartkus there for about two weeks in January and February of this year. He reportedly left for Europe shortly after the bombing and was detained in Poland on May 30 before being deported back to the United States.
During the explosion, at least five people were injured, and the blast caused major damage to the clinic. Thousands of embryos and eggs stored inside the facility were saved due to the quick response of emergency crews.
Officials said local law enforcement had not previously flagged either suspect. Evidence recovered from a phone at the scene showed Bartkus pacing outside the car for over 30 minutes before the explosion and speaking into the phone moments before detonation.
Search warrants revealed that the explosive formula found in Park’s possession closely resembled the one used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
The investigation remains ongoing, and federal officials are asking the public to come forward with any information by calling 1-800 CALL FBI.
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