Wasilla Man Indicted for Threatening Planned Parenthood with RPG

Robert Joseph Klima, 52, of Wasilla, Alaska, is staring down a federal prison sentence after being indicted for threatening to destroy a Planned Parenthood facility with an explosive device. The one-count indictment, handed up by a federal grand jury in Anchorage, charges Klima with using a telephone to communicate threats of violence, including a warning that an RPG was trained on the clinic.

According to court records, on or about November 6, 2016, Klima left three menacing voicemail messages for Planned Parenthood staff. In the first, he warned that if the organization performed an abortion for a specific individual, he would ‘treat you just as a murderer who murdered my child’ and added, ‘I can guarantee you I know what to do.’ The message was cold, deliberate, and unmistakably violent.

The threats escalated quickly. In a second voicemail, Klima demanded a callback to ‘avoid any kind of unpleasantries’—a thinly veiled warning of the consequences if the abortion proceeded. Then came the third message: ‘I got a message today and apparently there is an RPG trained on your position. I suggest not being open tomorrow.’ The use of ‘RPG’—a military-grade weapon—sent shockwaves through the investigation.

That same day, Klima doubled down in text messages to another person, writing, ‘I have absolutely no problem killing someone who killed my child,’ and ‘I can and will put a bullet right through their forehead and go ahead and have coffee afterwards.’ He dismissed law enforcement intervention, stating, ‘I don’t even care if you call the police to try and stop me because it won’t be able to. I’m going to kill the person who murdered my child and that’s that.’

The FBI took the threats seriously and launched a swift investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Yvonne Lamoureux presented the case to the grand jury, noting that the law allows for a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both. Under federal sentencing guidelines, the final sentence will hinge on the severity of the offense and Klima’s criminal history, if any.

Klima remains presumed innocent until proven guilty. An indictment is not evidence of guilt, only a formal charge. He is entitled to a fair trial, where the government must prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The case underscores the volatile intersection of personal rage and public safety in America’s ongoing debate over reproductive rights.

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