context: U.S. Attorney Denise E. O'Donnell declined to discuss what federal charges were being pursued , but she said that in a case like this , potential charges would be abortion - related violence , the use of a firearm in an act of violence , crossing state lines to commit a crime , and , if the suspect 's act was tied to an organization , violation of the so - called RICO statutes , which prohibit an organized criminal enterprise .
hypothesis: The declining did not happen