Latest in the Ricin Letters Case

TYLER — More developments in the case of the East Texas woman indicted over the ricin letters, and her husband. John Delk, Nathan Richardson’s attorney, says Shannon Richardson may have tried to harm her husband. Delk says, “We’ve got reason to believe that not only was she trying to frame him, but that the poison was also put in the area that he stored his lunch.” Shannon’s lawyer, Tonda Curry, says she hasn’t heard that accusation before. In fact, says Curry, “She believes that…Nathan was trying to poison her.” Curry says Shannon has been indicted for mailing the letters — not for making the ricin — and says from the government’s evidence it’s equally possible Nathan made the poison.

Shannon Richardson, 35, of New Boston, was indicted by a Tyler grand jury last week. She’s accused of threatening President Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and lobbyist Mark Glaze. Richardson is alleged to have mailed threatening letters to the three containing ricin. Richardson was arrested June 7 in Mt. Pleasant and has been detained since then. If convicted, she faces up to five years in federal prison on each charge.