Man Says Ricin Belonged to His Brother

AP ^ | Mar 17, 2008

[John Jorsett]

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The man at the center of a ricin scare at a Las Vegas motel says he never had any intention of hurting anyone with the deadly biological agent, his brother told The Associated Press.

Roger Bergendorff, who finally regained consciousness last week after almost a month of hospitalization, possessed the ricin powder found in his motel room in February and believes he was contaminated by it, said Erich Bergendorff, who talked to his brother on the phone Sunday.

"He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," Erich Bergendorff said in a telephone interview from his home north of San Diego in Escondido. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes, for self-defense."

Roger Bergendorff, 57, was upgraded from critical to fair condition Monday at Spring Valley Medical Center.

Erich Bergendorff said his brother was cooperating with investigators who questioned him at the hospital Friday. Las Vegas police referred questions to the FBI, which declined to comment Monday.

Erich Bergendorff said Sunday's conversation was his first with Roger since he regained consciousness. He said his brother told him the ricin powder was easy to make but wasn't clear on whether he or someone else made it.

"He did talk as though he just had it there; he was almost kind of casual about it," Erich Bergendorff said. "... He did mention the ricin and seemed to say something like, 'Gee, it sure worked on me.'"

Ricin can be lethal in amounts the size of the head of a pin. It has no antidote and is legal only for cancer research.

[fatima]

Rightttt:)

[AmericaUnited]

"It was something that would be used for his own purposes, for self-defense."

So if he was attacked by a bear, he would dose himself with some of the Ricin, causing him to go into a coma, and the bear would think he's dead and not bother him...

[Billthedrill]

It was something that would be used for his own purposes, for self-defense.

Yeah, like the next time you need to poison a few tens of thousands of people in self-defense. If he had that many enemies he might want to consider changing his deodorant. IMHO.

[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s good for tacos.

[spokeshave]

Great...now we have weapons of mass destruction as a personal defense....me I prefer a “street sweeper” and a Tommy-gun......./sarcasm

[HangnJudge]

Maybe he was cooking

[Lancey Howard]

and the bear would think he's dead and not bother him...

Actually, bears are scavengers who will enjoy a carcass any time.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Police say they also found firearms in the room, along with castor beans—from which ricin is derived—and four "anarchists cookbooks" in the room, marked at sections describing how to make ricin. But officials...have downplayed the possibility that Roger Bergendorff posed a threat.

........retards.

[RDTF]

ping

[spokeshave]

" He said his brother told him the ricin powder was easy to make"

Well I guess there is at least some good news from all this.....

[Judith Anne]

For self-defense.

Now I have heard everything.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1981084/posts?page=602#602

[Fiddlstix]

"He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," Erich Bergendorff said in a telephone interview from his home north of San Diego in Escondido. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes, for self-defense."

Yeah. Right.
If you believe it he also has this bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.........

(Cheap)

[fatima]

:)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Mira—ricin beans!

[BallyBill]

There goes the Pepper Spray industry.

[dforest]

Just about laughed up my dinner on that one!;-)

[Doe Eyes]

For self-defense. Now I have heard everything.

That makes it covered by the 2nd Amendment.

[Zeppo]

I’ve always wanted to own a (cheap) bridge in Brooklyn... :-)