Vegas Cop in Ricin Case Tests Positive for Castor Bean Derivative

fox ^ | March 21, 2008 | AP

[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.

-snip-

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump.

[HangnJudge]

Hey, until JimRob shows up, we’re all slacking in the mod lounge watching Drake/WKU.

WKU Pulls it out!!

Great Game

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping, RDTF.

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Las Vegas - "VEGAS COP IN RICIN CASE TESTS POSITIVE FOR CASTOR BEAN DERIVATIVE" (March 21, 2008)

WTOP.com (AP): "MAN SAYS RICIN BELONGED TO HIS BROTHER" (March 17, 2008, 7:36 pm)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "MAN IN RICIN CASE OUT OF COMA" by Valerie Richardson (March 15, 2008)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "TERROR INTENT FOR RICIN PROBED" by Valerie Richardson (March 3, 2008)

SLTRIB.com - THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE: "AGENTS SCOUR HOME FOR RICIN Officials also search 3 W. Jordan storage uniuts for deadly toxin, stay mum on items recovered" by Nathan C. Gonzalez (Last updated March 3, 2008, 12:20 am MST)

FBI.gov: "UPDATE ON THE RICIN INVESTIGATION" (March 2, 2008)

WTOP.com (AP): Las Vegas - "TOXIN MYSTERY AT LAS VEGAS MOTEL DEEPENS" (March 1, 2008)

DEFENSElink.mil (Special to AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "NATIONAL GUARD TEAM PLAYS KEY ROLE IN RICIN RESPONSE" by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill, USA (February 29, 2008)

CNN.com: "INITIAL TESTS: RICIN FOUND AT LAS VEGAS HOTEL" (February 29, 2008)

Link

Link