Burrito DNA Leads to Arrest of Anti-Abortion Group Firebomber
TL;DR
Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested at Boston airport and charged with setting fire to the office of Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-abortion group, last year. DNA evidence was obtained from a partially eaten burrito that matched the DNA found at the scene of the fire. Roychowdhury was charged with one felony count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.
- Man Charged in Firebombing of Anti-Abortion Group Is ID'd From DNA on a Burrito The New York Times
- DNA from half-eaten burrito ties ex-Wisconsin doctoral student to pro-life center firebombing attack Fox News
- Wisconsin Family Action firebombing: Suspect arrested based on DNA from burrito NPR
- Man suspected of setting fire to prominent anti-abortion group in Madison arrested at Boston airport Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin man suspected of firebombing anti-abortion group's office arrested in Boston USA TODAY
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