Calgary Herald

VET CONFESSES TO SENDING RICIN ENVELOPES

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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.

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