The street side of American Reproductive Centers clinic is seen after an explosion being investigated by law enforcement as an intentional act of violence in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025.
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A man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City overnight in connection with the car bombing last month outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, two people familiar with the matter said.
The man was identified as Daniel Park of Washington state, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
The FBI and Port Authority police arrested Park on a federal warrant out of California, two sources said. He is expected to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon in Brooklyn federal court.
Investigators have been looking into Park to see whether he helped provide materials for the bomb, the two sources said.
The car bombing on May 17 outside a California fertility clinic killed one person and injured four.
The primary suspect, Guy Edward Bartkus, died in the attack. The attack appeared to be driven by anti-natalist ideology, two senior law enforcement officials previously told NBC News.
Akil Davis, the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Los Angeles field office, called the attack in May “an intentional act of terrorism.”
American Reproductive Centers said on Facebook that the car exploded in the parking lot near its building.
No one who works at the center was hurt, and the clinic said the center’s lab, which houses eggs, embryos, and reproductive materials, was not damaged.
