U.S. federal prosecutors have dropped charges
against a Mississippi man suspected of sending poisoned letters to President
Barack Obama and to a U.S. senator.
A lawyer for Paul Kevin Curtis say investigators
have turned their attention to another suspect whose house they already have
searched. The attorney said investigators could find no evidence that Curtis
was involved.
Federal agents arrested Curtis last week after
letters tainted with the deadly poison ricin turned up at facilities that
handle mail for the White House and Congress. One letter was addressed to
President Obama and another to Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi.
A Mississippi state judge also was threatened.
Investigators said they found no trace of ricin or
the tools they think could have created it in Curtis's home or car, and no
Internet searches for how to make the drug on his computer.
Curtis was released on Tuesday. He told reporters
that the past week has been a nightmare. He said he loves his country and
respects President Obama.
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http://www.voanews.com/content/man-charged-with-sending-poison-letters-to-washington-is-released/1647445.html
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