PHOENIX, ARIZONA: ABORTIONIST ARRESTED A WEEK AFTER POINTING GUN AT PRO-LIFE ACTIVISTS OUTSIDE HIS ABORTION CLINIC
Police initially took no action for a week despite video evidence
BY JAMIE WHITE
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An abortion doctor was arrested a week after pointing a handgun at a group of pro-life advocates outside his clinic.Dr. Ronald Yunis of Phoenix, Arizona, was captured on video pointing a handgun from his Tesla vehicle at local pro-life activist Elvis Kesto, who was demonstrating outside the Acacia Women’s Center last week.Kesto presented the video evidence to the Phoenix Police Department, but they claimed they didn’t have enough evidence to arrest Yunis despite the footage clearly showing a brandished gun, which was later confirmed by several other law enforcement officials.Pastor Jeff Durbin of Apologia Church, which organized the pro-life demonstration, expressed his disappointment in the police for failing to initially arrest Yunis.“No basis under law to pull out a weapon and point it at somebody,” Durbin said.“To be fair, if one of our people out here had brandished and pulled a weapon on the abortionist, I would expect the person to be arrested and I want the same for him,” he added.However, the police eventually arrested Yunis on Friday following public outcry and attempted to justify their delay on Facebook.“The suspect’s identity had not been confirmed at that point and officers determined that any immediate threat no longer existed as the suspect had left the location,” the Phoenix Police Department said in a Facebook post.“At this point, the investigative process began, focused on gathering interviews and evidence while protecting the rights of all the individuals. The goal of this process is to determine if there is enough probable cause to make an arrest.”Yunis was booked into the Maricopa County jail and is facing charges of aggravated assault.
Twitter: Follow @WhiteIsTheFuryHarrison reacts to a video that was released showing a DC abortion doctor explaining how he lets babies die after they are born alive in botched abortions._______________________________________________________SEE ALSO:EXCERPTS: "After the incident, the police claimed they did not have enough evidence to arrest Dr. Yunis, as they could not tell if the item in question was a gun. The police later questioned the abortionist, who claims he does not bring weapons into work. A week later, Kesto demanded Yunis’ arrest."AND:EXCERPTS:"However, after entering the facility and speaking with the abortionist, police claim they can’t tell if it’s a gun in the video footage, and claims the witnesses that Kesto has — meaning others protesting on the sidewalk that day — “aren’t independent witnesses.” Furthermore, the officer states that Dr. Yunis claims he doesn’t bring weapons to work, and responds that they don’t intend to search his vehicle to confirm this. A police supervisor is called, and still, nothing is done in response."
