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Athens man gets 46 months for trying to make ricin
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - A 20-year-old Athens man has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for trying to make ricin.
Judge Robert W. Schroeder sentenced Abel Keith Fulton on the charge Friday at the Tyler federal courthouse.
According to information presented in court, from August to September 2016, Fulton possessed ricin at his home in Athens.
"Ricin is a biological toxin that can be fatal if ingested, inhaled, or injected," a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. "There is no known antidote or cure for ricin poisoning."
Read more: http://www.kltv.com/story/38798162/athens-man-gets-46-months-for-trying-to-make-ricin
