A U.S. Department of Justice IT worker is at the center of a disturbing criminal case in Texas, accused of attempting to end his ex-girlfriend’s pregnancy without her consent — and using his tech skills to erase evidence while under investigation.
According to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Justin Anthony Banta has been charged with attempted capital murder and tampering with physical evidence. Authorities allege he covertly dosed his ex with abortion-inducing pills, resulting in the loss of her unborn child.
The woman told investigators that she and Banta were romantically involved in September 2023 when she discovered she was pregnant. Banta allegedly pressured her to get an abortion, even suggesting they buy “Plan C” — a mail-order abortion pill regimen — online. When she refused, things took a shocking turn.
By October, she met with Banta at a coffee shop in Tarrant County. During their meeting, she later claimed she suspected he had secretly slipped the abortion pills into her drink. The following day, she reportedly began experiencing heavy bleeding and extreme fatigue. She later sought emergency care and tragically lost the baby on October 19.
The case escalated when investigators seized Banta’s cellphone as part of the ongoing investigation. But what happened next raised even more red flags. Officials say Banta, leveraging his IT expertise, remotely accessed the phone and performed a factory reset — effectively wiping potential evidence while the device was in law enforcement custody.
That move resulted in an additional felony charge: tampering with physical evidence.
Banta was arrested last Friday and briefly jailed before posting bond — $500,000 for the attempted murder charge and $20,000 for the tampering charge. He was released later that same day.
The Parker County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that both cases are active and pending prosecution.
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