06.10.14

Levenderis convicted in Ohio ricin case

Posted in Bioterrorism, Ricin Kooks at 12:51 pm by George Smith

Jeffrey Levenderis of Akron, OH, was convicted in a ricin case that had been on the books since 2011 when the FBI discovered a mixture containing it in a jar in his former dwelling.

The government said is was to be part of a plot to kill his stepfather and “against first responders who might respond to a fire Levenderis planned to set at his house as part of an elaborate suicide plan,” according to a news report.

This, perhaps, speaks to the state of Levenderis’ mind. As described in the news the plan makes little sense. Ricin is a protein and is destroyed by heat. How it would be used in a fire is a mystery. That would now seem immaterial.

The jury trial took four days. Levenderis had been in jail since 2011 and was confined to a wheelchair.

Details are here and here.

1 Comment

  1. Melissa Milzman said,

    June 30, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    This is all so disgusting !