Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Southern California Firebombing

Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Southern California Firebombing
Planned Parenthood signage is displayed outside of a health care clinic in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Florida man pleaded guilty Jan. 19 for his part in the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa nearly two years ago.

Xavier Batten, 21, of Brooksville, Florida, signed a plea agreement Tuesday, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Santa Ana to possession of a destructive device and was scheduled to be sentenced May 15.

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