A man has been arrested in Mississippi and charged in connection with the sending of letters containing ricin to President Obama, a senator and a judge.
Everett Dutschke was detained at home in Tupelo on Saturday and handed over to US Marshals, police said.
Mr Dutschke has been charged with possessing a biological agent with intent to use as a weapon.
He has links to a man against whom charges were filed and later dropped, as well as the senator and judge.
Ricin is a naturally occurring protein, found in the castor oil plant, which is highly toxic. It is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
Everett Dutschke was detained at home in Tupelo on Saturday and handed over to US Marshals, police said.
Mr Dutschke has been charged with possessing a biological agent with intent to use as a weapon.
He has links to a man against whom charges were filed and later dropped, as well as the senator and judge.
Ricin is a naturally occurring protein, found in the castor oil plant, which is highly toxic. It is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
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