UPDATE 12:41 PM EST
Associated Press is reporting that Paul Kevin Curtis, man accused of mailing suspected ricin is charged with threatening President Obama and others.
Story developing.
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Just a day after letters laced with the poison ricin were sent to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and President Barack Obama, authorities arrested a suspect.
DETAILS: Not Again! Another Poison Letter Sent To Government, This Time For Obama!
Paul Kevin Curtis was picked up in Corinth, Miss., which is also the hometown of Sen. Wicker.
According to a FBI statement:
He is “believed to be responsible for the mailings of the three letters sent through the U.S. Postal Inspection Service which contained a granular substance that preliminarily tested positive for ricin. The letters were addressed to a U.S. senator, the White House and a Mississippi justice official.”
DETAILS: WTF!? Letter Testing Positive For Poison Sent To Senate!
The letter addressed to President Obama that tested positive for the poison ricin included the message:
“To see a wrong and not expose it is to become a silent partner to its continuance,” according to a source familiar with an investigation of the incident.
“I am KC and I approve this message,” the letter read.
The Justice Department released this statement regarding the arrest.
Story developing.
SOURCE: ABC
