Trial for Marshfield Man Accused of Planning to Kill Doctors at Abortion Clinic Begins Today
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 -- 10:19 AM
-The jury for a Marshfield man who planned to kill doctors at a Madison abortion clinic has been chosen.In May of 2010, Ralph Lang, age 64, told officials that he had come to Madison with the intention of killing doctors performing abortions at a Planned Parenthood Clinic. He had been arrested after one of his guns went off in a hotel room. No one was hurt when it happened.
Lang is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Lang has also been charged in federal court with attempting to injure people participating in a federally funded program. His attorneys argue that charge should be tossed because even though Planned Parenthood receives federal funds, that money can't be used to provide abortions under current law.
Lang?s trial will officially start today and is expected to continue tomorrow.
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