MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ARSON OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACILITY IN JOPLIN, MO.

FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, 
Friday, October 18, 2013

Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility
The Justice Department announced today that Jedediah Stout, 30, of Joplin, Mo., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with the attempted arson of a Planned Parenthood facility.                                

As stated in the complaint affidavit, on Oct. 3, 2013, and Oct. 4, 2013, Stout made  consecutive attempts to set fire to the Planned Parenthood facility in Joplin.   In both instances he threw items containing an accelerant onto the roof of the facility, and then ignited material attached to the accelerant.   Stout will have his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Oct. 21, 2013.

Today’s charge is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobaco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Joplin Police Department.    Prosecution of this case is being handled by   Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Kelleher in conjunction with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

ATF WARNS GUN BUYERS TO BE AWARE OF CONSULTING SERVICES

The following excerpt is from a Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms e-mail: 

Private Application Services and Non-Approved Application FormsMarch 9, 2012ATF has recently become aware of web-based companies which guarantee the issuance of a Federal firearms license (FFL) if a prospective applicant purchases the company’s application packet and advice about how to obtain a FFL. Anyone considering applying for a FFL should be aware that the fees paid for such consulting services and materials are not required, endorsed, or received by ATF. Any fees for application consulting services and materials are paid voluntarily by a prospective applicant, who should understand that such fees are in addition to the license and permit application fees required by law and collected by ATF. ATF collects no application fees online at this time. All ATF-required fee payments must be made by check, money order, or credit card and accompany the paper application form sent to ATF by the applicant.

It is also important to note that ATF does not guarantee the issuance of FFLs. Each application is reviewed on its merits under the qualifying criteria set forth by law.

Some private application services provide their own version of license application forms. Please note that ATF will not accept any application form not approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget and will return without action applications submitted on unauthorized versions of ATF forms. All ATF application forms are provided free of charge and may be obtained from the ATF website or forms Distribution Center by calling 202-648-6420. You may also contact the Federal Firearms Licensing Center at 1-866-662-2750 for assistance in completing FFL applications.