LIBoy Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Texas woman charged in Obama ricin threatBy NOMAAN MERCHANT and DANNY ROBBINS | Associated Press – 15 hrs ago Email0 Share716 Share11 Print View Photo Associated Press/Texarkana Gazette, Curt Youngblood - Shannon Richardson, right, is led from the emergency room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas, Friday, June 7, 2013. Richardson made …more an initial appearance in a Texarkana courtroom after being charged with mailing a threatening communication to the president. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Davilyn Walston said. (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Curt Youngblood) MANDATORY CREDIT less Related Content View PhotoFILE - In this May 31, 2013 file … View PhotoFILE - In this May 31, 2013 file … TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was charged Friday with threatening the president. Shannon Guess Richardson, 35, made an initial appearance in a Texarkana courtroom after being charged with mailing a threatening communication to the president. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Davilyn Walston said. Richardson, a mother of five who has played bit roles in television shows, was arrested earlier Friday for allegedly mailing the ricin-laced letters last month to the White House, Bloomberg and the mayor's Washington gun-control group. The letters threatened violence against gun-control advocates. It wasn't immediately clear if Richardson had an attorney. FBI agents wearing hazardous material suits were seen going in and out of Richardson's house on Wednesday in nearby New Boston, about 150 miles northeast of Dallas near the Arkansas and Oklahoma borders. Officials have said the search was initiated after Richardson contacted the FBI and implicated her husband, Nathaniel Richardson, a 33-year-old Army veteran. John Delk, who represents Nathaniel Richardson, told The Associated Press on Thursday that his client had filed for divorce and may have been set up by his wife. On Friday, Delk said his client was pleased with his wife's arrest and was working with authorities to prove his innocence. Delk said he wasn't anticipating that Nathanial Richardson would be arrested. "But until I'm sure they're not looking at him being involved, I can't say much more," he said. Bloomberg issued a statement Friday thanking local and federal law enforcement agencies "for their outstanding work in apprehending a suspect," saying they worked collaboratively from the outset "and will continue to do so as the investigation continues." Shannon Richardson's resume on the Internet movie database IMDb said she has had small television roles in "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Walking Dead." She had a minor role in the movie "The Blind Side" and appeared in an Avis commercial, according to the resume. She was seen leaving a Texarkana hospital on Friday shortly before the court hearing, though it was unclear why she was there. A hospital spokeswoman didn't return a phone message seeking comment. Delk said the Richardsons were expecting their first child in October. Shannon Richardson also has five children ranging in age from 4 to 19 from other relationships, four of whom had been living with the couple in the New Boston home, the attorney said. The FBI is investigating at least three cases over the past two months in which ricin was mailed to Obama and other public figures. Ricin has been sent to officials sporadically over the years, but experts say that there seems to be a recent uptick and that copycat attacks — made possible by the relative ease of extracting the poison — may be the reason. If inhaled, ricin can cause respiratory failure, among other symptoms. If swallowed, it can shut down the liver and other organs, resulting in death. The amount of ricin that can fit on the head of a pin is said to be enough to kill an adult if properly prepared. No antidote is available, though researchers are trying to develop one. ___ Danny Robbins reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Adam Goldman contributed to this report from Washington. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtFuryUSCZ Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 ***/// ....hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..... smart, she ain't..... Shoulda just put a dead fish in his tailpipe and shoved dead shrimp in his curtain rods instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIBoy Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) ***/// ....hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..... smart, she ain't..... Shoulda just put a dead fish in his tailpipe and shoved dead shrimp in his curtain rods instead. Right on. Blows my mind that this whole thing was about a wife who hates her husband and had nothing to do with Obama or Bloomberg. It also amazes me that they are not charging her with attempted murder of the President. I don't care who happens to be living in the White House at the time, if you send ricin in a letter addressed to the President, you should be going away for a lot longer than "up to 10 years". Good to see you back SgtFury. I know we have had our differences but I'm truly glad to see you all are OK. Welcome back ladies! Edited June 8, 2013 by LIBoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtFuryUSCZ Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 ***/// Thanks LIBOY! Let the games begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBomb Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Maybe they're all Tea Party-ists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatdawg Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 ***/// shoved dead shrimp in his curtain rods instead. Hahaha... we must read the same stories, I remember this from years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaduku Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Arrested for what...attempting to poison a Treasonous Felon Muslim usurper! and a braindead Liberal in NY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportfisher Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Arrested for what...attempting to poison a Treasonous Felon Muslim usurper! and a braindead Liberal in NY. she should get a promotion for "trying", Obama promotes for "lying". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothsdad Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 New Boston, Walking Dead, Vampire Diaries. Ha ha ha ha ha! Shannon Richardson Oh, and Blindside! Like a bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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