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Ricin-Laced Letter Sent To Trump; Woman Arrested
CNN: Woman Suspected Of Sending Poisoned Letter To Trump Arrested
A woman suspected of sending a letter containing the poison ricin to President Donald Trump was arrested as she tried to enter the US from Canada at a border crossing in New York state, a US law enforcement official said. The woman was carrying a gun and arrested by US authorities, according to the law enforcement official. US prosecutors in Washington, DC, are expected to bring charges against her. (Perez, 9/20)
USA Today: Woman Suspected Of Sending Ricin To Donald Trump Arrested: Reports
The package, addressed to President Donald Trump, was intercepted by federal authorities in the past week, a law enforcement official said Saturday. The woman was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge border crossing near Buffalo and is expected to face federal charges, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. NBC News also reported the woman's arrest, citing a federal law enforcement official. Her name was not immediately released. The FBI, in a brief statement, described the missive as "a suspicious letter received at a U.S. government mail facility." (Johnson, 9/19)
The New York Times: Woman Suspected Of Sending Ricin To Trump Is Arrested
The suspect had been living in the United States last year and was arrested in March 2019 by the Mission, Texas, police for possession of an unlicensed weapon, resisting arrest and carrying a fake driver’s license, according to a senior intelligence official. While in the Hidalgo County Jail in Edinburg, Texas, authorities discovered that she had overstayed her six-month visa and had violated the terms of her passport by committing a crime while in the United States, and she was deported back to Canada, the official said. (Benner and Draper, 9/20)
