Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators found no traces of ricin in the house of the Mississippi man accused of mailing the toxic letters to President Obama, a senator and local judge, the Associated Press reports. Agents believe Paul Kevin Curtis sent the letters but they have been unable to find evidence, including on his computer. Curtis’…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 45-year-old Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to national leaders, including President Obama, was a loving father but battled mental illnesses and delusions, family members told the Associated Press. Paul Kevin Curtis was convinced the government was thwarting an investigation into an elaborate plot sell body parts on the black…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI announced Wednesday that it arrested a man in connection with the mailing of three letters suspected of containing ricin. The letters were sent to a U.S. senator, the White House and a Mississippi justice official. Agent around 5:15 p.m. arrested Paul Kevin Curtis at his home in Corinth, Miss….
Aaron C. Davis and Sari Horwitz Washington Post WASHINGTON — A letter addressed to President Obama containing a substance that initially tested positive for the toxin ricin was intercepted Tuesday by authorities at a remote White House mail screening facility, according to the FBI. The letter follows the discovery Tuesday of a ricin-laced letter…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a letter sent to Sen. Roger Wicker after it initially tested positive for ricin, a toxic and potentially deadly substance, Fox News reports. The letter never made it to the Mississippi Republican because it was intercepted at an off-site mail screening facility. The letter will be further tested…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Four senior citizens, suspected of being members of a fringe militia group in Northern Georgia, may have been better off venting their frustrations with the federal government by occupying a metropolitan park. The four gents–Frederick Thomas, 73; Dan Roberts, 67; Ray Adams, 65; and Samuel Crump, 68–were arrested Tuesday by federal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some people don’t really want to get out of prison. Michael Crooker might be one of those folks. Crooker, 57, who has been in prison since June 2004, pleaded guilty Monday in Boston to illegally possessing deadly ricin and using the mail to threaten a federal prosecutor. The prosecutor told the…
