DOJ worker faces capital murder charge for allegedly slipping abortion drug into pregnant girlfriend's drink

A Justice Department idiosyncratic was charged with superior execution for allegedly slipping an termination cause into his large girlfriend’s portion without her consent, forcing her to suffer her baby, constabulary said. 

Justin Banta, a 38-year-old accusation exertion staffer, was taken into custody Friday pursuing an incidental that unfolded astatine a java store successful Tarrant County, Texas, past October, according to the Parker County Sheriff's Office. 

"The unfortunate reported that her fellow intentionally added ‘Plan C,’ (commonly known arsenic the termination drug) to her portion successful bid to unit her to person an termination without her cognition oregon consent," constabulary said. 

In summation to a capital execution charge from the Texas Rangers, Banta was booked connected 1 number of tampering with carnal evidence. The Justice Department did not instantly respond Tuesday to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. 

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Justin Banta, 38, was arrested by the Parker County Sheriff's Office connected Friday, June 6, 2025.

The unfortunate told investigators that she and Banta were successful a "romantic relationship" successful September 2024 erstwhile she discovered she was pregnant, the Parker County Sheriff's Office said. 

"The unfortunate informed Banta of the pregnancy, who projected to screen the outgo [of] an termination and suggested they bid the ‘Plan C’ online. The unfortunate informed Banta of her tendency to support the baby," constabulary added. "On Oct. 17, 2024, erstwhile the unfortunate was astir six-weeks pregnant, she went for a sonogram, wherever she learned the babe had a beardown heartbeat, displayed bully captious signs and was said to beryllium steadfast by her doctor." 

The pistillate said she past met Banta astatine a java store aboriginal that day. Charging documents said Banta gave the unfortunate a portion helium purchased anterior to her arrival, KDFW reported, adding that information camera footage showed she consumed the full beverage. 

"The adjacent day, the unfortunate stated she began to endure from utmost fatigue and dense bleeding, prompting her to sojourn the exigency room. The unfortunate reported she mislaid her babe connected Oct. 19, which she believed was a effect of the drugs Banta had antecedently placed successful her portion astatine the java store without her permission," according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office. 

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Justin Banta is an IT idiosyncratic for the Department of Justice, the Parker County Sheriff's Office said. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)

Police said they interviewed Banta and collected his compartment telephone arsenic evidence. During the interview, Banta admitted to buying the termination drugs connected his telephone and said helium knew investigators wanted to speech to him astir the woman’s miscarriage, according to KDFW. 

"Sheriff’s investigators judge Banta, who works astatine the IT Department of the U.S. Department of Justice, aboriginal accessed the telephone remotely and performed a ‘reset,’ thereby deleting important grounds related to the case," the sheriff’s bureau said. 

The Justice Department did not instantly respond Tuesday to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Banta was released from the Parker County Jail connected Friday aft posting a $500,000 enslaved for the superior execution complaint and a $20,000 enslaved for the evidence-tampering charge, KDFW reported.