Ricin Arrest: Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson Sent Poison-Tainted Mail To Obama, Officials Tell NBC
The Huffington Post | By Paige Lavender
Posted: 06/07/2013 1:48 pm EDT | Updated: 06/07/2013 3:41 pm EDT
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Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson was arrested Friday in connection with the mailing of ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
NBC reports.
Guess Richardson lives in New Boston, Texas, and was arrested in Arkansas on charges that will be filed Friday afternoon, authorities told NBC.
NBC reports:
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.
According to E! Online, Guess Richardson is an actress who has had small parts in both "The Walking Dead" and "Vampire Diaries," and her husband is an army veteran. Guess Richardson denied that she had sent the letters in a statement to E! News:
"I really can't say much at all but the accusation couldn't be further from the truth. I would not put my unborn child or other children in danger just to 'frame' someone. He simply needed someone to blame for what he has done and I was the obvious person for him to blame. Most of what is being reported in this case is absolutely inaccurate. That's all I can say. Thank you for asking for my side of this instead of running with the inaccuracies many others are publishing."
This story is developing and has been updated.
