Mississippi Business Journal » letter http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Trial date set for man accused of sending ricin-laced letters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/06/trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/06/trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:57:31 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=76007 TUPELO — A July 29 trial date has been set for man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo is charged with sending the poison-tainted letters on April 8 to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County Justice Court Judge [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/06/trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters/feed/ 0 Man pleads not guilty to sending ricin-laced letters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/05/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/05/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:52:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75968 TUPELO — A Mississippi man has pleaded not guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo had been scheduled for arraignment tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Oxford. His lawyer, George Lucas, waived Dutschke’s right to appear in a court filing yesterday [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/05/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sending-ricin-laced-letters/feed/ 0 Dutschke indicted in ricin-laced letters case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/dutschke-indicted-in-ricin-laced-letters-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dutschke-indicted-in-ricin-laced-letters-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/dutschke-indicted-in-ricin-laced-letters-case/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:28:07 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75900 JACKSON — A federal grand jury has indicted a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials. The 5-count indictment charges 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke with developing, producing and stockpiling the poison ricin, threatening the president and others and attempting to impede the investigation. If convicted on the charges, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/dutschke-indicted-in-ricin-laced-letters-case/feed/ 0 Authorities: Suspect in ricin-laced letters case appeared to try to run http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/authorities-suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-case-appeared-to-try-to-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authorities-suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-case-appeared-to-try-to-run http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/authorities-suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-case-appeared-to-try-to-run/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74864 TUPELO — Newly released documents say the man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others appeared to try to evade authorities just days before his arrest. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo was charged April 27 with making ricin, the substance mailed to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County judge Sadie [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/authorities-suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-case-appeared-to-try-to-run/feed/ 1 ACLU sends property association letter about free speech http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/aclu-sends-property-association-letter-about-free-speech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aclu-sends-property-association-letter-about-free-speech http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/aclu-sends-property-association-letter-about-free-speech/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:30 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74777 DIAMONDHEAD — The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi has sent an open letter to the Diamondhead Property Owners Association (POA) on behalf of several residents of the City of Diamondhead who have complained that the POA’s rules, regulations and covenants do not permit them to display political yard signs or engage in door-to-door campaigning. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/15/aclu-sends-property-association-letter-about-free-speech/feed/ 0 Ricin-laced letters case going to grand jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74150 OXFORD — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified today. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutschke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charged [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/feed/ 0 Suspect in ricin-laced letters to be in court for detention hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:58:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74133 TUPELO — The first time James Everett Dutshcke’s name came up in court regarding ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others, he wasn’t the man charged in the case. And it was a defense lawyer for the first man to fall under suspicion, not the government, pointing the finger at Dutschke. That was [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/suspect-in-ricin-laced-letters-to-be-in-court-for-detonation-hearing/feed/ 1 Items from suspect’s karate studio test positive for ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:22:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74085 TUPELO — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase in one of the letters often used by a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.” Curtis was soon arrested [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/items-from-suspects-karate-studio-test-positive-for-ricin/feed/ 0 House ‘uninhabitable’ after search in ricin-laced letter case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:02:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74044 CORINTH — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office about repairing or replacing the man’s house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-uninhabitable-after-search-in-ricin-laced-letter-case/feed/ 0 Man accused of sending ricin-laced letters makes brief court appearance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/man-accused-of-sending-ricin-laced-letters-makes-brief-court-appearance/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:16:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74002 TUPELO — A Mississippi man appeared briefly in court today on a charge that he made a deadly poison that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge. James Everett Dutschke was brought to federal court in Oxford wearing an orange jumpsuit with his hands shackled. The 41-year-old suspect said [...]

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