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| Mississippi man arrested in US ricin letters inquiry | Mississippi man arrested in US ricin letters inquiry |
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| A man has been arrested in Mississippi in connection with the sending of letters containing ricin to President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge. | A man has been arrested in Mississippi in connection with the sending of letters containing ricin to President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge. |
| Everett Dutschke was detained at his home in Tupelo at 01:00 (06:00 GMT) on Saturday and handed over to the US Marshals Service, police said. | Everett Dutschke was detained at his home in Tupelo at 01:00 (06:00 GMT) on Saturday and handed over to the US Marshals Service, police said. |
| Mr Dutschke's home and former place of business were searched this week. | Mr Dutschke's home and former place of business were searched this week. |
| He has links to a man against whom charges were filed and later dropped, as well as the senator and judge. | 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. | 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. |
| List of names | List of names |
| Tupelo Police Chief Tony Carleton said Mr Dutschke was taken into custody without incident on Saturday. His home had been under surveillance since Friday afternoon. | Tupelo Police Chief Tony Carleton said Mr Dutschke was taken into custody without incident on Saturday. His home had been under surveillance since Friday afternoon. |
| A law enforcement official told WTVA that the 41-year-old was being held at the Lafayette County Detention Center, and that he would not appear in US District Court until Monday. | A law enforcement official told WTVA that the 41-year-old was being held at the Lafayette County Detention Center, and that he would not appear in US District Court until Monday. |
| Agents from the FBI and the US Capitol Police, as well as members of an anti-terrorist response team from the Mississippi National Guard, searched Mr Dutschke's home on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the premises of a former martial arts studio he ran in Tupelo. | Agents from the FBI and the US Capitol Police, as well as members of an anti-terrorist response team from the Mississippi National Guard, searched Mr Dutschke's home on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the premises of a former martial arts studio he ran in Tupelo. |
| Attention turned to Mr Dutschke after charges were dropped on Tuesday against Paul Kevin Curtis, a local Elvis impersonator. | Attention turned to Mr Dutschke after charges were dropped on Tuesday against Paul Kevin Curtis, a local Elvis impersonator. |
| A search of Mr Curtis' home in nearby Corinth revealed no evidence to suggest he had sent the ricin-laced letters to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker and Mississippi Judge Sadie Holland, officials said. | A search of Mr Curtis' home in nearby Corinth revealed no evidence to suggest he had sent the ricin-laced letters to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker and Mississippi Judge Sadie Holland, officials said. |
| Hal Neilson, a lawyer for Mr Curtis, said Mr Dutschke's name had been submitted on a list of people who might have had a reason to hurt his client. | |
| Mr Curtis said he had worked with Mr Dutschke several years ago, and that they had discussed publishing a book called Missing Pieces, about an alleged conspiracy to sell body parts on the black market. Mr Dutschke decided not to publish the material, Mr Curtis added. | |
| But Mr Dutschke told the Associated Press that he did not know Mr Curtis well, and that the last time they had contact was in 2010. | |
| Judge Holland's family is reported to have confronted Mr Dutschke at a political rally in the town of Verona in 2007, when he ran as a Republican against her son, Steve Holland, a Democratic state representative. Mr Holland said Mr Dutschke had made a derogatory speech about the Holland family, and that his mother had forced him to apologise. | |
| Mr Dutschke said Steve Holland had exaggerated the incident, telling AP: "Everybody loves Sadie, including me." | |
| He is also reported to know Senator Wicker. |