VET CONFESSES TO SENDING RICIN ENVELOPES
A Utah Navy veteran confessed to sending four envelopes containing the substance from which ricin is derived to President Donald Trump and members of his administration, authorities said in court documents.
William Clyde Allen III, 39, made the confession while speaking with investigators after his arrest at his house in the small city of Logan, north of Salt Lake City, according to documents filed in a Utah court. He told them he had purchased castor beans and sent the letters that had the beans in them. Investigators say all four letters tested positive for ricin.
The documents did not state a motive.
State investigators working with the FBI said the envelopes with ground castor beans were mailed last week to the president, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and the Navy’s top officer, Adm. John Richardson.