Man seeks dismissal of charges in firebombing of anti-abortion group Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison office

The man indicted in the May 2022 firebombing of a prominent anti-abortion group’s office in Madison is seeking to have his case dismissed.

An attorney for Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury filed the motion on June 6, arguing the federal arson statute under which Roychowdhury was charged is unconstitutional.

“Namely, it exceeds Congress’s commerce clause power and violates the Tenth Amendment,” attorney Joseph Bugni argued.

Roychowdhury is also asking the court to suppress a search warrant for his home, materials obtained in the execution of that warrant and information obtained by searching his cell phone when he was arrested.

Read more: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel