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Texas actress held over ricin letter 'gun threat' Texas actress held over ricin letter 'gun threat'
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An actress from Texas has been arrested over ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the mayor's gun control group, officials said.An actress from Texas has been arrested over ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the mayor's gun control group, officials said.
Shannon Richardson told the FBI her husband sent them, but authorities say they suspect she sent them herself.Shannon Richardson told the FBI her husband sent them, but authorities say they suspect she sent them herself.
Agents in protective suits searched her home in New Boston on Wednesday.Agents in protective suits searched her home in New Boston on Wednesday.
Separately, two men have been arrested in Mississippi and Washington states over ricin letters to the president. She has had small roles in The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead, according to her CV on the film database IMDB.
Ms Richardson has had small roles in The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead, according to her CV on the film database IMDB. Charges have not yet been filed against her.
'Related to divorce'? Divorce
Charges have not yet been filed against Ms Richardson.
The letter to Mayor Bloomberg referenced his support of stricter gun control, reportedly containing a threat to "shoot in the face" anyone who came for the sender's guns.The letter to Mayor Bloomberg referenced his support of stricter gun control, reportedly containing a threat to "shoot in the face" anyone who came for the sender's guns.
It was addressed to the New York mayor's office but was intercepted at a postal sorting facility. It was addressed to the New York mayor's office, but was intercepted at a postal sorting facility.
But another letter that tested positive for ricin was sent to the director of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by Mayor Bloomberg, and was opened. Another letter that tested positive for ricin was sent to the director of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by Mayor Bloomberg, and was opened.
A lawyer for the suspect's husband, Nathaniel Richardson, said the couple are getting divorced and this may have been an attempt to frame him.A lawyer for the suspect's husband, Nathaniel Richardson, said the couple are getting divorced and this may have been an attempt to frame him.
Three letters were sent from Shreveport, Louisiana, on 20 May, without a return address.Three letters were sent from Shreveport, Louisiana, on 20 May, without a return address.
In a separate case, a Mississippi man was charged earlier this month with sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a judge and a Mississippi senator.In a separate case, a Mississippi man was charged earlier this month with sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a judge and a Mississippi senator.
Another man has been arrested in Washington state in connection with letters sent to a judge, a local air force base, a post office and the president.Another man has been arrested in Washington state in connection with letters sent to a judge, a local air force base, a post office and the president.