Patrick Brice was convicted of attacking two pro-life activists outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Baltimore, Maryland on May 26, 2023. (Baltimore Police via YouTube)

In a redacted police report, a Baltimore police officer said one of the victims, later identified as Crosby, told investigators he was standing outside the Planned Parenthood clinic “in support of Pro-life ideals when an unidentified [white male] attacked another member of the same beliefs as [him].”  

The individual “stated that he immediately went to assist and was struck by the suspect and fell to the ground where he was struck in the face,” the report said.  

Police say the other victim, later identified as Schaefer, “advised the suspect had approached volunteer members of the Planned Parenthood and spoke with them before directing his attention to him.   

That victim said “the suspect spoke with him in an aggressive manner, opposing [his] pro-life ideals and without warning tackled him into a large flowerpot,” the report added. 

It also noted that several witnesses saw the assault unfold, with one telling investigators that the “conversation between the suspect and [victim] was a debate over their ideas about pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints.”  

Crosby’s attorney Terrell Roberts read a statement in court on behalf his client, saying that the incident demonstrated a “gross disregard for the law and human decency.” 

Patrick Brice assaulted two pro-life activists outside of a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, Maryland on May 26, 2023. (Baltimore Police via YouTube)

“We were in no position to defend ourselves,” Crosby wrote, according to The Baltimore Banner. “To treat elderly folks with that kind of brutality is shocking.”