Texas woman arrested in ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg: Officials

NBC ^ | 6/7/2013

[markomalley]

A Texas woman has been arrested in connection with the mailing of three letters containing a form of the poison ricin to President Obama, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, federal authorities said.

Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson of New Boston, Texas, originally called the Federal Bureau of Investigation claiming that her husband had sent the letters, officials said. The investigators found that she had sent the letters herself, they said.

The woman was arrested in Arkansas on charges that will be filed Friday afternoon, the authorities said.

[markomalley]

The woman was a bit-role actress in such epics as The Vampire Diaries, Franklin and Bash and The Walking Dead.

[TomServo]

Someone set her up the Ricin.

[cripplecreek]

Well, there goes the NRA angle.

[NVDave]

Anyone want to take bets on the domestic situation leading to this type of behavior?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Considering I can never find any on the shelves at Walmart or Giant Eagle, these folks curiously never seem to have problems getting their hands on ricin.

[bgill]

letters containing a form of the poison ricin

What exactly does "a form of" mean? That it wasn't harmful at all?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

lol. so few will get that.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

[She] originally called the Federal Bureau of Investigation claiming that her husband had sent the letters, officials said.

This sounds like one couple that needs to work on their marriage a little.

[skeeter]

I wondered why the MSM wasn’t making a bigger deal of this - the woman is clearly insane.

[NativeSon]

prolly means that she mailed castor beans...

[ColdOne]

Once again a looney lefty is involved.

[rightwingextremist1776]

Gotta watch those red heads...got fire in the head as well as the hair.

[Irenic]

I figured it was her. She turned her husband in because she found it in the fridge. Hells bells, my husband could have it pouring out of the fridge and I wouldn’t know it was. I would just be madder than a hornet about the clutter. hahaha!

She must be one of those elusive whacko-birds McCain is always blathering about.

[cripplecreek]

Castor beans are “a form” of ricin.

[Uncle Miltie]

Damn. They apparently didn't get my ricin laced fully automatic nuclear enhanced pressure cooker basselope!

(Hi Janet!)

[UCANSEE2]

Anyone want to take bets on the domestic situation leading to this type of behavior?

I'd say her multiple 'last names' is a clue.

Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson

[UCANSEE2]

What exactly does "a form of" mean?

It means you and I will never know what was really in the envelopes.

[Marcella]

I recall it was a yellowish gel, not powder.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sounds like a law firm.

[pabianice]

Probably a Democrat Party official.