Mississippi Man Indicted in Poisoned Letters Case.

[elleng]

Source: nyt/ap

A federal grand jury has indicted a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials.

The 5-count indictment made public Monday charges 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke (pronounced DUHS'-kee) with developing, producing and stockpiling the poison ricin, threatening the president and others and attempting to impede the investigation.

If convicted on the charges, he could face life in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

Dutschke was arrested April 27 at his home in Tupelo. He is suspected of mailing ricin-laced letters on April 8 to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/06/03/us/ap-us-suspicious-letters-.html?hp

[Tx4obama]

1. Okay, so this is the first 'case', not the most recent one.

Going to have to make a list soon if those nuts do not stop sending letters.



Edited subject line to change the word 'guy' to 'case'.
There have been THREE different letter incidents.

[elleng]

2. Right. Heard most recent ones came from ?Seattle? Spokane?

[Tx4obama]

3. I had not heard that yet. Last I heard they were talking to someone in Texas. n/t

[elleng]

4. Found this May 30 article:

FBI: Ricin Letter to Obama Sent from Washington.

Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/30/secret-service-letter-to-white-house-intercepted/#ixzz2VC2w8fsD

[Tx4obama]

11. Okay, that helps but doesn't explain the letter that was post-marked in Louisiana.

Maybe the guy in Spokane is working with someone in Louisiana - or he was traveling when he mailed some of the letters

[Tx4obama]

6. Hmm. THREE different cases. 1 up in OP, 1 in Spokane, and new 1

Spokane...
May 23, 2013

(CNN) -- A 37-year-old man arrested Wednesday in Washington state as part of an investigation of ricin-laced letters threatened in one such letter to injure and kill a federal judge, a grand jury indictment alleges.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/justice/washington-ricin-letters

Regarding Obama...
May 31, 2013

Police may have a person of interest for ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg

Investigators seeking the identity of the person who sent ricin-tainted letters to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and to President Obama say they now have a person of interest.

Police were captured on video on Thursday searching the area of a home in new Boston, Texas, CBS reported. Sources said the person who lives in that home was interviewed by the FBI in Texarkana, CBS said.

The ricin letter that was mailed to the White House earlier this week was very similar to the two that were mailed to Mr. Bloomberg, suspected of containing ricin, police said, in the CBS report. Police made an arrest in Spokane, Wash., connected to the ricin-tainted letter mailed to Mr. Obama that was intercepted on May 22.

Secret Service officials said the White House letter was similar to the two mailed to Mr. Bloomberg, postmarked from Louisiana, CBS said.

-snip-

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/31/police-may-have-person-interest-ricin-letters-obam/

[elleng]

7. VERY confusing,

as usual with these things.

[dballance]

5. Nope, second one. See the linked article for details.

From the linked article: "Dutschke is the second person to face charges in the case. Paul Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator, was arrested on April 17, but the charges were dropped six days later."

[Tx4obama]

8. Correct, that guy was the second man arrested in the FIRST one. Two more 'incidents' since then. n/t

[dballance]

14. I need a score card. :)

I wonder how much longer castor beans will be available on the market/internet?

[LuvNewcastle]

9. What is it with rednecks and ricin?

Is Rush giving out the recipe on his show now?

[Mr.Bill]

10. One thing they all have in common

is they are stupid enough to think the people they are targeting open their own mail.

[freshwest]

12. MUG SHOT:

Ricin suspect waives bail hearing
May 2, 2013, by Katrina Lamansky

http://wqad.com/2013/05/02/ricin-suspect-waives-bail-hearing/

Our libertarian patriot at home:



Ex-martial arts teacher charged in U.S. letters case

http://theworldnewsdigest.com/ex-martial-arts-teacher-charged-in-u-s-letters-case/

These cowardly criminals with too much time and money on their hands all look the same. They wear a smug expression as if they are sooo clever. Possibly from years of listening to Rush, O'Reilly and Beck. They need to do hard time for this shit.

[Tx4obama]

13. first ricin suspect was an Elvis Presley impersonator, the one arrested/indicted is a Wayne Newton

... impersonator.

[freshwest]

20. LOL!!

[Tx4obama]

21. Btw, it is the truth. They reported it on the news a couple of weeks ago.

Thought I'd add that in case you thought I was joking.

[freshwest]

22. No kidding, a Wayne Newton impersonator? And a TV actress arrested in Texas?

If they weren't sending poisoned poison pen letters through the mail, this would be hilarious...

Now the rumor is that the latest one arrested in Texas was from a divorce, maybe?

Is killing public officials now some kind of sporting event?



I need some sanity. I'm gonna hide out in Cooking & Baking...

[Tx4obama]

23. Here's an article and a video regarding the Wayne Newton impersonator guy...

Forget Elvis! Wayne Newton impersonator now eyed by authorities for mailing letter tainted with ricin to Obama
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/foreget-elvis-wayne-newton-impersonator-eyed-authorities-mailing-ricin-letter-tainted-poison-president-obama-article-1.1330821

Police Find Ricin in Wayne Newton Impersonator's Taekwondo Studio
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/police-find-ricin-wayne-newton-impersonators-taekwondo-studio/64748/

Start around the 1:30 minute mark

Published on Apr 29, 2013
The new suspect in the investigation into letters sent to Sen. Roger Wicker (R., Miss.) and President Obama laced with the poison ricin, is a Wayne Newton impersonator, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation.

[freshwest]

24. But why, why, why? And it's all about Gunz???

[James48]

15. Dutschke= FORMER G.O.P Candidate for State House.

He's a republican.

Figures.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/source-confirms-fbi-investigating-former-gop-candidate-in-ricin-poisioning.php

[Tx4obama]

16. Couple At Center Of Ricin Case Points Fingers At Each Other - TEXAS

June 3, 2013, 10:42 AM

Couple At Center Of Ricin Case Points Fingers At Each Other

A Texas couple at the center of the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are reportedly trading accusations back and forth. CBS News said Nathan Richardson told investigators his wife, Shannon, is attempting to frame him for the mailings. Meanwhile, Shannon Richardson allegedly told family members she believed her husband was trying to poison her and had a “racist” anger towards the president.

The letters were sent late last month to Obama, Bloomberg, and Mark Glaze, the director of the gun control group co-founded by Bloomberg. No one was seriously injured by the letters, which blasted gun control efforts. The FBI reportedly began focusing on Nathan Richardson after Shannon Richardson contacted law enforcement and said she saw “strange material” in their refrigerator and ricin-related searches on their home computer.

Nathan Richardson, who works at a local army depot, was questioned last Thursday. Shannon Richardson, an actress with bit parts in television shows and movies on her resume, was taken by investigators to a local courthouse near the couple’s home in New Boston, Tex. on Friday. According to news station KSLA, the FBI concluded a search of the Richardsons’ house Saturday after shutting down a nearby street for much of the day.

-snip-

Full article here: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/06/couple-ricin-case-setup-accusations.php?ref=fpblg

[Javaman]

17. off topic a bit...

but what I find interesting is this...

these various nut jobs mailing this stuff seem to be found fairly quickly these days, yet, no one has been found in regards to the 2001 anthrax letters yet.

And if I'm talking out my butt, I apologize.

[Rochester]

18. Remember that guy committed suicide when...

...it appeared the cops were about to bust him for it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_E._Ivins

Officially it hasn't been proven he did it, but it seems likely that he did it.

[tblue]

19. They didn't take his guns away.

They took HIM away! Doofus. If the FBI is looking for you, they will find you. I am SO GLAD they caught this idjit before he hurt somebody.

April 27? How come it took so long to announce the arrest, I wonder.