Ricin suspect hearing cancelled, announcement set

[douglas9]

Source: AP

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Officials have cancelled the third day of a hearing for the Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge.

Christi McCoy, defense attorney for Paul Kevin Curtis, says that federal authorities and defense attorneys will speak to reporters at 5 p.m. CDT about the case.

The announcement came 90 minutes after the hearing was supposed to start in federal court. Lawyers spent that time conferring with the judge. Later, Curtis and family members were escorted into a meeting room with his lawyers, followed by a probation officer.

On Monday, an FBI agent said federal authorities didn't find any ricin in Curtis' Corinth, Miss., home or vehicle.

McCoy says the search results bolster Curtis' claims of innocence.

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[AngryAmish]

1. MAybe there was no ricin and the testing was faulty

Although the idea of imprisoning all Elvis impersonators is an intriguing idea...

let me noodle that for a bit

[lexw]

3. :D

[Sunlei]

2. interesting developement for Elvis!!

[Crepuscular]

4. His attorney has said he has been released and is with his family.......

Elvis has left the building!

[SeattleVet]

5. Someone said something about a neighbor with a grudge.

If so, Mr. Vengeful Neighbor needs to send some serious jail time for this.

[Myrina]

6. CNN will blame the Tsarnaev's

... and, sadly, many here on DU will jump right on it & set their torches & pitchforks to Turbo.

[chelsea0011]

7. So, can the authorities go house to house in Tupelo, MS testing each home for ricin?