BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS WATCH:Ohio Police Arrest Ricin Suspect

Pataskala,Ohio-Police Wednesday arrested a man who could face charges for attempting to develop the lethal biological agent ricin and disperse it with homemade explosives,the Columbus Dispatch reported (see GSN, April 30).Police discovered castor seeds,a key ingredient in ricin,alongside model rocket fuel while searching the Pataskala home of Stanley Elliott.The search, initiated by unrelated sexual assault charges against the 44-year-old Elliott,did not turn up any actual ricin,the Dispatch reported.“It would appear that the may have had the intent to process the ricin,”said Police Chief Chris Forshey.“He may have intended to kill some animals with it.”“Model rocketry is one thing,”Forshey added.“Some of the same chemicals can be mixed with others to become something totally different”(Dean Narciso, Columbus Dispatch, July 29).
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