The Ricin incident
Turns out the moke who mailed the envelopes with the Ricin is a real nutter.
From
The Blaze:
Mind-Boggling Details Emerge About Ricin Letter Suspect: �I�m on the Hidden Front Lines of a Secret War�
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, of Tupelo, Miss., has been arrested in connection with ricin letters that were sent to both Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and President Barack Obama,� The New York Times reports. Initial reports listed the suspect as �Kenneth Curtis,� however, the Times updated its report with the corrected name.
The letters, which were intercepted by sorting facilities before they reached their intended targets, were signed: �I am KC and I approve this message.�
�We have an investigation that is going on that has got local and federal authorities working together,� said Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson.
A few hours before federal officials announced the arrest, TheBlaze was contacted by bloggers at Lady Liberty 1885 who had noticed some key similarities between a �Kevin Curtis� from Tupelo, Miss. and the person suspected of sending the ricin letters.
I love that the Blogosphere is cracking cases like this. Crowdsourcing.
A bit more:
�If it�s Kevin Curtis, we�ve had him in our jail about 4 times, mostly misdemeanors like simple assault. But in 2008 for telephone harassment and stalking,� Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar said. �I think he has some very serious psychological issues from my dealings with him. In the past I had read some of his Facebook postings and it was very far out there. He�ll get down on you and bash you with everything he�s got, even making up stuff, and I�ve seen that side of him.�
Curtis uploaded the photo of the gun to his �singer/songwriter� page on Tuesday.
A legend in his own mind. Glad they caught him.
Posted by DaveH at April 18, 2013 9:49 PM