Federal authorities have arrested a man at Kennedy Airport in New York, who allegedly provided bomb parts for the attack on a fertility clinic in Palm Springs last month, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Sources said he was detained at the airport at around 5 p.m. last night and he will appear in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday afternoon on charges related to the Palm Springs attack. Sources requested anonymity because they did not have the right to speak publicly about pending cases.
U.S. attorneys in Los Angeles and senior FBI officials in the city are expected to announce the development of the case in a 9 a.m. Wednesday news conference.
Guy Edward Bartkus is believed to have committed suicide by detonating a bomb at the American Reproductive Center in Palm Springs on May 17, and injured at least four people.
The FBI described the functionality of the Palm Springs Blast, enough to damage buildings in several blocks, which was probably “the biggest bombing scene we encountered in Southern California,” eclipsed, with a 2018 SPA bombing exploded at Aliso Viejo in 2018.
Law enforcement sources told The Times that the bomber used a large amount of explosives – the bomb shredded his remains.
Sources said authorities have retrieved explosive materials from Batcus's home, and he is good at assembling explosive devices. He is also a long-time rocket maker.
