Man Charged in Fertility Clinic Bombing Dies in Federal Custody

Daniel Park, a 32-year-old man charged in connection with the May 17 car bombing outside a California fertility clinic, was found unresponsive on June 24, 2025, in federal custody and later pronounced dead at a Los Angeles hospital. The incident occurred at the Metropolitan Detention Center, where Park had been held under pretrial detention since June 13. Park was discovered unresponsive at approximately 7:30 am by staff at the administrative security facility. Federal officials confirmed that no other inmates or staff were harmed and that the public was never in danger.

According to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, employees immediately began life-saving measures and called emergency medical services. Park was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service have been notified. Officials confirmed that no other inmates or staff were harmed and that the public was never in danger.

Park had been held at the facility since June 13 under pretrial detention after being indicted for Malicious Destruction of Property, a charge stemming from his alleged role in the May 17 bombing outside the American Reproductive Centers facility in Palm Springs. That attack killed the bomber, 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, and injured four others, authorities said. Authorities allege Park assisted Bartkus by supplying chemicals and explosive materials and helping conduct experiments in the suspect’s garage in 29 Palms. Court documents and U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli had previously stated Park used an AI chatbot to research explosive devices in the days before the attack.

Park was arrested earlier this month at New York’s JFK Airport after being deported from Poland, where he had traveled shortly after the bombing. The FBI has classified the bombing as an act of domestic terrorism, citing the suspects’ adherence to a radical ideology known as ‘pro-mortalism,’ which views human reproduction as morally wrong. Prosecutors say the suspects may have targeted the clinic to destroy stored human embryos. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the bombing ‘a particularly cruel, disgusting crime that strikes at the very heart of our shared humanity.’

Officials have not yet released a cause of death for Park and say the incident is under review. Fox News’ Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.