Mississippi Man Arrested in Ricin Scare

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Suspect arrested in ricin laced letters, not believed connected to Boston bombs

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...n-positive-letters-sent-to-obama-senator?lite

Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the mailing of letters to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator that initially tested positive for the poison ricin.

The suspect was identified as Paul Kevin Curtis of Tupelo, Miss., federal officials told NBC News. They said he may appear in court as early as Wednesday night.

Both letters carried an identical closing statement, according to an FBI bulletin obtained by NBC News on Wednesday.
According to the FBI bulletin, both letters, postmarked April 8, 2013 out of Memphis, Tenn., included an identical phrase, "to see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance."

In addition, both letters are signed: "I am KC and I approve this message."

The letter to Obama was intercepted at an off-site White House mail facility and was being tested further, the FBI said. A federal law enforcement official said that the letter was “very similar” to one addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Another letter was addressed to a Mississippi justice official.

Curtis was arrested at his home in Corinth, Miss., about 5:15 CT, after an investigation by federal, state and local agencies.

Two federal officials said late Wednesday that an initial laboratory test on the material in the letters was inconclusive. The test shows some level of ricin, they said, but the potency is uncertain. They cannot tell whether the material is actually harmful or not. So more tests have been ordered.

The sender of the letters, one official said, "may have stumbled onto something," but it's unknown if he actually made full-blown ricin toxin.

Ricin is made from castor beans and can kill within 36 hours. There is no antidote. Some threatening letters simply contain ground castor beans, resulting in a positive field test for ricin without the concentrated poison. Results from full laboratory tests are expected in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Filters at a second government mail screening facility also tested positive for ricin in preliminary screening Wednesday.

An FBI official told NBC News that the agency did not initially believe the letters were related to the attack on the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Authorities also for a time cleared the atrium of a Senate office building Wednesday, removing suspicious envelopes and a package, before reopening the offices. Capitol police were also investigating a suspicious package at the office of Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Shelby’s staff had not been evacuated.

The Wicker letter had no return address. The FBI confirmed the preliminary positive test on it Tuesday. That letter was intercepted at a postal facility in Maryland that screens mail sent to Congress, and never reached Wicker’s office.
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interesting. how far does that rabbit hole go? are our overlords harvesting us like cattle, literally?
 
Oh,, and there are dozens of MSM news articles.
but this one is useful.

http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/04/ricin-letter-suspect-paul-kevin-curtis/

Federal authorities today identified Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, of Corinth, Mississippi, as a suspect connected to the recent ricin-laced letters sent to a Mississippi senator and President Obama

Ricin is a potent poison, derived from the castor oil plant, that is 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide and has no antidote. In sufficient doses it can kill you in a day and a half.

Here's what you should know.

1. Someone Sent Three Poison Letters
Letters sent to a Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker and to President Obama, as well as a third letter sent to a Mississippi justice official, tested positive for Ricin.

2. The Letters to Obama and Wicker Were Nearly Identical and Signed "KC"
NBC reports the FBI says both letters were postmarked April 8, from Memphis, Tennessee, and had this phrase:

To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance

They were signed like this:

I am KC and I approve this message.

So he used his real initials?

3. The Poison May Not Be Potent
The ricin in the letters may not have been of sufficient potency to actually kill someone. The letters tested positive, but ground-up castor beans could test positive without signaling the presence of properly refined poison. Further tests will determine the level of danger. Neither letter made it to its intended target; they were intercepted long before landing on the lawmakers' desks.

4. Feds Say There's No Link to the Boston Bombing
Officials have dismissed talk that there is a connection between the ricin scare and this week's Boston Marathon bombing. Nevertheless, the poison-letter campaign conjures memories of the anthrax scare that plagued the country in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.

5. The Suspect Was Probably Already on the Radar Screen
Authorities may have had their eye on this suspect for some time. Reporters have cited sources earlier today saying investigators had a person in mind — someone known to send frequent letters to lawmakers. And this naming of the suspect comes just one day after the discovery of the first letter.
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same name

Corinth, MS and Booneville, MS are only 20 miles apart

same sign off

seems like same guy to me
 
People aren't supposed to send frequent letters to lawmakers?

If they'd quit doing and threatening horrible things, I'd quit sending letters....
 
I will say it again: you could not pay me enough to work at the post office facility there.
 
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