Pascale Ferrier: White House ricin package suspect in court
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
In it, she called on Mr Trump to drop out of the US presidential race. The envelop contained ricin, a poison found naturally in castor beans. The letter, which the FBI says had her fingerprints on it, referred to the poisoned note as"a special gift", adding:"If it doesn't work, I'll find better recipe for another poison, or I might use my gun when I'll be able to come."
She asked for a court appointed defence lawyer during the hearing. That lawyer also requested an identity and probable cause hearing, to have the court determine that she is the individual named in the complaint. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service are investigating the package, which was discovered at a processing facility for mail sent to the White House.A spokesman for the Mission, Texas, police departmentan envelope was in the care of local officials and no-one had been hurt.
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