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Suspect Arrested in

Kalispell Clinic Break-in
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Zachary Klundt allegedly

Do You Support the Death broke into All Families
Penalty?
Healthcare, the valley’s

only abortion provider,

on March 4

By BEACON STAFF

A 24-year-old Columbia Falls man
67% YES 33% NO was charged with four felonies following
his arrest as a suspect in a break-in at a
TOTAL VOTES: 197
Kalispell healthcare clinic, which is also
the area’s only abortion provider. Zach-
ary Klundt was charged on March 6 with
Did You Visit a National Park burglary, criminal mischief, theft and at-
tempted burglary.
Over the Last Year?
According to Susan Cahill, a physi-
cian assistant who runs the All Families

Healthcare, someone shattered the win-
dow in a back door and entered the clinic Police tape surrounds Susan Cahill’s oice in Kalispell after it was broken into overnight on Tuesday, March
before causing signiicant damage. A re- 4. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
ceptionist reported the vandalism short-
ly after arriving at work at 8:30 a.m. on ing a concealed loaded handgun.
Oct. 11, 1994. The front of the building was
March 4.
Klundt allegedly told the oicer he had
destroyed, forcing the clinic to close for
Oicers found an open back door and been at the bail bonds oice to speak with ive months. Richard T. Andrews of Wash-
76% YES 24% NO books and equipment strewn about the the owner, but the owner identiied Klundt ington was convicted of torching seven

TOTAL VOTES: 141
building. The oicers also found a yellow as the man attempting to break in.
abortion clinics in four western states, in-
powder covering “almost everything.” Oicers reported observing cuts on cluding Montana, where he burned clinics
Further investigation into the basement Klundt’s hands and inding glass shards in Kalispell, Missoula and Helena.
Would You Support a of the First Avenue East building revealed in his pocket, and about $915 in another In response to the recent break-in, Ka-
U.S. Military Intervention in damage to the main sewer line, the fur- pocket. They also allegedly matched Klun- lispell’s 40 Days for Life chapter, a Chris-
Ukraine?
nace, and the water heater. Oicers also dt’s shoe tread pattern to that of the im- tian campaign against abortion, con-
found damage on the outside door leading pression found at the clinic.
demned the vandalism in a press release.
to the basement, consistent with someone A search of Klundt’s residence turned It also said it would delay its planned pro-

trying to break in.
up several boxes of medical supplies, along test of the clinic, set to start on March 5,
Oicers also found a footwear impres- with medical documents, all of which were for a week.
sion in the powder, along with blood at reported missing from the clinic.
“We stand in strong opposition to the
the scene. They were informed that about Klundt appeared in court on March 6. vandalism incident that occurred at the
$950 was missing from the oice.
An arraignment is scheduled for March 27 All Families Healthcare location,” the
Later, at 6 p.m. on March 4, Kalispell and his bail is set at $100,000. Klundt re- press release stated. “Violence and van-
12YES 88NO police oicers responded to a report of a mains in custody at the Flathead County dalism are opposed to our belief and con-
% %
TOTAL VOTES: 234
burglary in progress on South Main Street Detention Center.
tinued focus on a prayerful and peaceful
at Bob’s Bail Bonds. Upon arrival, Klundt Cahill’s clinic, in a diferent location in means to oppose abortion.”
was found with multiple weapons, includ-
Kalispell, was the target of a irebomb on
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