by Associated Press Published: April 28,2013
Tags: arrest, crime, elected official, invesigation, law, legal, letter, poison, politician, President, president judge, public official, ricin, Senator, terror, terrorism, terrorist
TUPELO — The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on a rival of James Everett Dutschke, then decided they had the wrong man. Federal authorities arrested Dutschke early Saturday at his [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: elected official, investigation, judge, law enforcement, letter, mail, poison, politician, President, public official, ricin, Senator, terror, terrorism, terrorist
TUPELO — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said. Everett Dutschke, 45, had his home [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2013
Tags: crime, investigation, judge, law enforcement, letter, poison, politician, Politics, post, President, ricin, Senator, terror, terrorism, terrorist
TUPELO — Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland. Investigators are working to piece together what motivated someone to send the letters to her, President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. Holland is a common [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2013
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TUPELO — Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man implicated in the mailing of ricin-laced letters to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were dropped without explanation against the man arrested in the case last week. Everett Dutschke, whose Tupelo home was searched yesterday by dozens of officials, some [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
Tags: case, court, jail, judge, justice, law, legal, letter, poison, President, ricin, Senator, terror, trial
OXFORD — A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail. Jeff Woodfin, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Oxford, says Paul Kevin Curtis has been released from custody. Woodfin says he doesn’t know if [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
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OXFORD — More discussion was likely today of the mental state of 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, said yesterday she expects testimony from David Daniels, a Tupelo attorney who says Curtis threatened him [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 22,2013
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OXFORD — The man charged with mailing ricin-laced letters to the president and a senator was expected back in court today, and the hearing could reveal what evidence authorities have collected from searches of his home and vehicle. Through his lawyer, Paul Kevin Curtis has denied any involvement in the letters sent to President Barack [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 19,2013
Tags: arrest, elgislator, entertasiner, executive, government, government leaders, impersonator, judge, law enforcement, lawmaker, letter, mential illness, poison, President, ricin, Senator, terror
CORINTH — The stories from family and acquaintances of a Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials describe a caring father and enthusiastic musician who struggled with mental illness and pursued a conspiracy theory to its farthest reaches. Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, wrote numerous Web posts over the past [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 19,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, board, board of directors, Chief Executive Officer, executive, finance, financial institution, headquarters, move, President, relocate
GULFPORT — Hancock Holding president and CEO Carl Chaney says the board of directors has asked him to move to New Orleans. Chaney tells The Sun Herald the Greater New Orleans represents approximately 41 percent of the company’s balance sheet. He says he plans to move his family in June. John Hairston, CEO and chief [...] [...]
CLEVELAND – President William N. LaForge began his first day as the eighth leader of Delta State University by getting straight to work. Enthusiastic about being back at his alma mater, he began the day by welcoming the leadership team for campus operations from Teach For America to the campus as they prepare for the [...] [...]
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