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Ricin Suspect Let Loose

Eric Parra |
April 23, 2013 | 8:31 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

 

Reports of suspicious letters and packages continue to circulate throughout government channels. (donovanbeeson/Flickr)
Reports of suspicious letters and packages continue to circulate throughout government channels. (donovanbeeson/Flickr)
After being accused of mailing multiple letters laced with poisonous ricin, Paul Kevin Curtis has been released from custody. 

READ MORE: Suspect Charged In Sending Letters Containing Poison To Obama And Others

Curtis was charged with attempts to poison multiple figures, including the President, a senator, and a judge, but authorities dropped the charges on Tuesday. 

From the Washington Post

“A federal magistrate judge directed that charges against Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, be dismissed because “the ongoing investigation has revealed new information,” according to his written order. The charges were dropped without prejudice, meaning that they could be reinstated in the future.”

The FBI had spent Tuesday afternoon searching another home, belonging to James Everette Dutschke, looking for another connection to the case.  They refused to give any explanation on their reasons behind dropping Curtis’ charges or what their lead is on Dutschke.

The two men have been reported for having quarreled over time, with Curtis saying that he and Dutschke had a falling out via e-mail exchanges that led to him missing out on a fight that never occurred. “Where his anger and hate started from, I don’t know,” Curtis said of Dutschke.

Read more of Neon Tommy's coverage of the ricin letters here.

Reach Executive Producer Eric Parra here.



 

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