Woman arrested for suspicious phone call to Planned Parenthood

Fern Roberta Delise, 54, is accused of menacing after phoning a Planned Parenthood facility with threats against the Republican Party. (Photo: Fountain Police)

by: Hsing Tseng

Posted: Dec 10, 2015 / 07:29 AM MST

Updated: Dec 10, 2015 / 09:50 AM MST

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FOUNTAIN, Colo. — A woman was arrested in Fountain in connection with verbal threats made over a phone call to a Planned Parenthood in Denver on Tuesday.

54-year-old Fern Roberta Delise allegedly tried to call the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility on Tuesday, but due to it being closed, the call was re-routed to the Denver Office. Delise then allegedly made verbal threats directed at the Republican Party.

Specifically, Fountain Police say Delise stated “It is tempting to walk into a Republican Party meeting with her dead husband’s gun and just start shooting people.”

This alleged statement comes just shy of 2 weeks after a shooting at the Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs left three dead and several more injured.

A search warrant for Delise’s residence was obtained and executed which recovered firearm accessories and handgun ammunition; however, no firearms were recovered, Fountain Police say.

Delise has been arrested for menacing and booked into the El Paso County Correctional Facility.