Arrest made in ricin letters case

[TruthOut10]

NBC News reported Wednesday evening that an arrest has been made in the case of ricin-laced letters being sent to the President Barack Obama and to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). The suspect was identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Miss.

According to the FBI, both letters contained a closing statement with the identical phrase, "to see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance." Both are also signed with the initials 'KC."

The letter sent to Obama was intercepted Wednesday and is still being further tested.

A number of Senate offices around the country encountered suspicious mail scares on Wednesday, including those of Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ricin is a deadly powder that can cause symptoms including respiratory stress, fever, cough, nausea and chest tightness. Low blood pressure and respiratory failure can occur as a result of inhalation.

The Department of Justice released the following statement on the arrest, confirming the name of the suspect to be Paul Kevin Curtis, and not Kenneth Curtis:

Obama Ricin Letter Arrest Made: FBI

 

[aplcr0331]

Oh man, he's an Elvis Impersonator! How can an Elvis impersonator be bad?

Damnit Elvis!

Thank God it's a white guy though. Whew!

 

[JimH52]

You can't trust people with last names that should be first....age old rule.

 

[Old Rocks]

Right wing nut?

 

[SteadyMercury]

Sounds like standard mentally ill conspiracy theorist paranoid nutjob who was often active online "educating" others about all the insider info he had.

Hey, that sounds about the same as a few people on these forums.

 

[aplcr0331]

Right wing nut?

Dare to dream.

 

[aplcr0331]