US man pleads guilty to sending ricin letter to Obama
January 18, 2014 11:11
A 41-year-old Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to sending poison-laced threatening letters to US President Barack Obama and other officials. James Everett Dutschke admitted he sent poisoned letters to Obama, US Senator Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge.
Dutschke is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Police initially arrested a local Elvis impersonator in the case but later determined Dutschke had framed him. In the plea agreement, Dutschke agreed to serve a 300 month prison sentence, the Justice Department said Friday.
His sentenced is scheduled in about 60 days. According to court documents, Dutschke developed a scheme to frame another individual by mailing threatening letters. As part of the scheme, he used the Internet to research how to produce and use ricin.
Dutschke is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Police initially arrested a local Elvis impersonator in the case but later determined Dutschke had framed him. In the plea agreement, Dutschke agreed to serve a 300 month prison sentence, the Justice Department said Friday.
His sentenced is scheduled in about 60 days. According to court documents, Dutschke developed a scheme to frame another individual by mailing threatening letters. As part of the scheme, he used the Internet to research how to produce and use ricin.
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