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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, 35, had accused her husband of sending the letters, but authorities suspect she sent them. | |
| Agents in protective suits searched her home in New Boston on Wednesday. | Agents in protective suits searched her home in New Boston on Wednesday. |
| She has had small roles in The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead, according to her CV on the film database IMDB. | She 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 the pregnant mother of five, who contacted the FBI on 30 May to try to implicate her husband. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |