Posted on 03/21/2008 7:17:58 AM PDT by RDTF
LAS VEGAS A police officer who went to a motel room where a large quantity of ricin was later found has tested positive for trace amounts of a substance that can be derived from the poison's source, authorities said Thursday.
"We did have one sample that had trace detectible levels of ricinine," said Pat Armour, manager of the Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory, the local coordinator of sampling in the ricin case.
The male officer has shown no signs of illness or symptoms of ricin poisoning, officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation into the discovery of the vials of ricin and the raw material, castor beans, in the motel room.
KTNV-TV in Las Vegas identified the officer as Jim Mitchell, and aired an interview with his wife, Regina Mitchell. She said she was concerned about the test result.
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Unless the poster is the AP reporter who wrote the item, it is by definition not a vanity.
it’s a vanity when it’s posted as breaking news when it isn’t. but now that’s been dealt with.
You’re so vain - you probably think you’re a moderator...
don’t you, don’t you, don’t you...
it’s vanity when it’s not news. And it was breaking news. Maybe when you’re here a full year you’ll get it right.
ping
Hey n00b, shut the hell up. This is NEWS.
Roger Bergendorff, 57, an unemployed graphic artist, summoned an ambulance Feb. 14, complaining of respiratory distress. He spent almost four weeks in a coma and unconscious, and has been treated for kidney failure.
He remained in fair condition Thursday at a Las Vegas hospital.
A note from the actual moderators - can we drop this line of discussion? Youre preventing us from watching the NCAA tournament, and Im ahead in the moderator pool so far.
A vanity post is a contribution written by the poster -- such as,
"Why I don't want Ricin in my Wheaties" by Freeper Sanitytime.
They have included posts like, "Help me name my dog," "Why does my kid always get ear infections," "I Need Help with my Economics Paper" etc.
In the early days of FR (and the Internet) the Breaking News category was often abused with people posting things like: "My dog just died," "How do you find your car keys?"
Those are vanity posts, wrongly placed under the category of Breaking News.
I hope this helps.
The human-lethal dose of Ricin is pretty tiny.
Okie dokie dudes.
A note from the actual moderators - can we drop this line of discussion? Youre preventing us from watching the NCAA tournament, and Im ahead in the moderator pool so far.
Hey, until JimRob shows up, we’re all slacking in the mod lounge watching Drake/WKU.
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