guy who sent ricin to pres. obama gets 25-year sentence

[shart_attack]

JACKSON, Miss., Jeff Amy, The Associated Press — A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

James Everett Dutschke was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in Aberdeen after telling the judge May 13 that he had changed his mind about wanting to withdraw his guilty plea in the case. He also was sentenced to five years of supervised release and remains in federal custody.

Dutschke waived his right to appeal. He wasn't fined or ordered to pay restitution because he doesn't have enough money, federal prosecutor Chad Lamar said.

Unlike last week, Dutschke said little and allowed his lawyer to do the talking, Lamar said.

The 42-year-old Tupelo resident sent the letters to Obama, Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Mississippi judge Sadie Holland in what prosecutors have said was an elaborate plot to frame a rival, Paul Kevin Curtis. Poisoned letters addressed to Obama and Wicker were intercepted before delivery, but one letter reached Holland. She was not harmed.

Aycock had already signaled that she intended to accept the original plea, and Lamar said that Aycock found the outcome to be balanced

"She found our agreement to be a fair sentence and one that represented the severity of the crime committed," Lamar said after the hearing.

The 42-year-old Tupelo man told Aycock on May 13 that he wanted to withdraw the plea agreement he made with federal prosecutors in January. In a half-hour speech, the former martial arts instructor told the judge that federal prosecutors lied when they said he made the poison and about finding his DNA on a dust mask. He renewed accusations that Elvis impersonator and entertainer Curtis had committed the crimes. Curtis, a Corinth resident, was initially arrested by federal prosecutors but was abruptly released after officials found no physical evidence of ricin in his home.

Although he pointed the finger at Curtis, Dutschke also argued last week that had only used castor beans to make a fertilizer that couldn't hurt anyone, not a true form of the poison ricin.

At the end of the May 13 hearing, Aycock had told Dutschke to file a formal motion asking to withdraw his plea. A decision on that motion would have been up to the judge. But Dutschke had a change of heart. On Friday, defense attorney Ken Coghlan sent a letter to Aycock saying his client would stick with the guilty plea.

Coghlan declined to comment further.

Lamar said he didn't know what prompted the reversal "other than he changed his mind and did not want to withdraw the plea."

Pulling back the plea could have opened Dutschke to a possible life sentence as well as a longer sentence in a state court proceeding where he had pleaded guilty to fondling charges. Though the plea agreements were separate, Aycock said the Lee County deal was linked to the federal plea. State prosecutors have recommended that Dutschke serve his proposed 20-year sentence in the unrelated fondling case at the same time he serves any penalty on the federal charges.

http://news.yahoo.com/25-years-miss-man-poisoned-letters-case-173734357.html

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Don't look for me to feel sorry for any jerk who threatens my president. And before the usual suspects start in, I feel exactly the same about a Repub prez. No doubts, no hesitation.

 

[JFK_USA]

Anyone who sends the president a deadly airborne poison through the mail should be punished severely regardless of the party of the president.

The system is rigged but we have (somewhat of) a democracy and you can make the change you want through convincing others that you are right. Not trying to harm people you think are wrong.

 

[J.E.D]

Too bad it didn't get there.

Wishing death upon the POTUS. Keep it classy, nutjobs.

 

[Yurt]

Don't look for me to feel sorry for any jerk who threatens my president. And before the usual suspects start in, I feel exactly the same about a Repub prez. No doubts, no hesitation.

that wasn't the question mr. strawman. do you feel the sentence is long enough? pay attention little luddly.

i said, 25 years is enough.

 

[Yurt]

Too bad it didn't get there.

troll

 

[Asclepias]

They should have put him down like the wild animal he is. However, 25 will give him at least 10 to think about the errors of his ways. You shouldn't try and kill your president.

 

[J.E.D]

Do you want me to show what you people were saying when that moron Bush was in office? Obama could have been so much more but alas he ended up being another corporate stooge.

So, if Bush-haters jumped off a cliff, would you follow them?

 

[Sallow]

I'm not following this guy,I merely said I hoped he had succeeded.

What an idiotic thing to post.

 

[Asclepias]

I'm not following this guy,I merely said I hoped he had succeeded.

More white devil logic I see.

 

[Yurt]

They should have put him down like the wild animal he is. However, 25 will give him at least 10 to think about the errors of his ways. You shouldn't try and kill your president.

i didn't realize you supported the death penalty

 

[CaféAuLait]

JACKSON, Miss., Jeff Amy, The Associated Press — A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

James Everett Dutschke was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in Aberdeen after telling the judge May 13 that he had changed his mind about wanting to withdraw his guilty plea in the case. He also was sentenced to five years of supervised release and remains in federal custody.

Dutschke waived his right to appeal. He wasn't fined or ordered to pay restitution because he doesn't have enough money, federal prosecutor Chad Lamar said.

Unlike last week, Dutschke said little and allowed his lawyer to do the talking, Lamar said.

The 42-year-old Tupelo resident sent the letters to Obama, Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Mississippi judge Sadie Holland in what prosecutors have said was an elaborate plot to frame a rival, Paul Kevin Curtis. Poisoned letters addressed to Obama and Wicker were intercepted before delivery, but one letter reached Holland. She was not harmed.

Aycock had already signaled that she intended to accept the original plea, and Lamar said that Aycock found the outcome to be balanced

"She found our agreement to be a fair sentence and one that represented the severity of the crime committed," Lamar said after the hearing.

The 42-year-old Tupelo man told Aycock on May 13 that he wanted to withdraw the plea agreement he made with federal prosecutors in January. In a half-hour speech, the former martial arts instructor told the judge that federal prosecutors lied when they said he made the poison and about finding his DNA on a dust mask. He renewed accusations that Elvis impersonator and entertainer Curtis had committed the crimes. Curtis, a Corinth resident, was initially arrested by federal prosecutors but was abruptly released after officials found no physical evidence of ricin in his home.

Although he pointed the finger at Curtis, Dutschke also argued last week that had only used castor beans to make a fertilizer that couldn't hurt anyone, not a true form of the poison ricin.

At the end of the May 13 hearing, Aycock had told Dutschke to file a formal motion asking to withdraw his plea. A decision on that motion would have been up to the judge. But Dutschke had a change of heart. On Friday, defense attorney Ken Coghlan sent a letter to Aycock saying his client would stick with the guilty plea.

Coghlan declined to comment further.

Lamar said he didn't know what prompted the reversal "other than he changed his mind and did not want to withdraw the plea."

Pulling back the plea could have opened Dutschke to a possible life sentence as well as a longer sentence in a state court proceeding where he had pleaded guilty to fondling charges. Though the plea agreements were separate, Aycock said the Lee County deal was linked to the federal plea. State prosecutors have recommended that Dutschke serve his proposed 20-year sentence in the unrelated fondling case at the same time he serves any penalty on the federal charges.

25 years for Miss. man in poisoned letters case

It was attempted murder of not one person but three. 25 years sounds like it may not be enough.

 

[Asclepias]

They should have put him down like the wild animal he is. However, 25 will give him at least 10 to think about the errors of his ways. You shouldn't try and kill your president.

i didn't realize you supported the death penalty

Only in the cases of murderers, pedos, rapists, and terrorists. Of course this has to be beyond any logical doubt.

 

[Yurt]

They should have put him down like the wild animal he is. However, 25 will give him at least 10 to think about the errors of his ways. You shouldn't try and kill your president.

i didn't realize you supported the death penalty

Only in the cases of murderers, pedos, rapists, and terrorists. Of course this has to be beyond any logical doubt.

ok. didn't know that. i don't support it in any case.

 

[LockeJaw]

Obama's approval rating probably has him wishing the ricin wouldve got to him too...

Nope, and Im glad. Let him continue to dirty it up for the next democrat...by the time he is done, there won't be another democrat president for a long time.

 

[Asclepias]

i didn't realize you supported the death penalty

Only in the cases of murderers, pedos, rapists, and terrorists. Of course this has to be beyond any logical doubt.

ok. didn't know that. i don't support it in any case.

Thats ok. You are a better person than me then.

 

[Stephanie]

seems harsh but it is ObamaNation

and it was crushed up castor beans..

 

[Asclepias]

seems harsh but it is ObamaNation

and it was crushed up castor beans..

It was based on the attempt of harm and not on how smart the retarded racist actually was.

 

[Yurt]

Only in the cases of murderers, pedos, rapists, and terrorists. Of course this has to be beyond any logical doubt.

ok. didn't know that. i don't support it in any case.

Thats ok. You are a better person than me then.

never said that. don't be an ass.

FYI, i used to be pro DP

 

[Asclepias]

ok. didn't know that. i don't support it in any case.

Thats ok. You are a better person than me then.

never said that. don't be an ass.

FYI, i used to be pro DP

Never said what? What do you mean dont be an ass?