11.03.10
Extra Crazy
From the Ricin Kooks newsline:
The West Toledo man whose home contained hundreds of hallucinogenic mushrooms had amassed a cache of eight firearms and had told his wife that he hates government, especially the IRS and law enforcement, according to a newly obtained FBI affidavit.
Toledo police arrested Thomas D. Wineinger, 51, of 4716 Douglas Rd., on Oct. 26 and seized the illegal mushrooms, firearms, and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
Also seized were castor beans, the basic ingredient for ricin, which has application as a biological weapon.
You really have to click through to the Toledo Blade to see the photo.
More gems, at the foot of the piece:
He routinely buried waste from his illegal mushroom-growing operation in the backyard, and threw castor beans in the yard too because he wants to “kill people,” [his wife] told agents.
Authorities also seized the following items last week from Wineinger’s property:
• Plastic bread racks containing 916 jars of mushrooms.
• Numerous pressure cookers with jars containing possible drug residue.
• A cooler with 41 spore petri dishes.
• Alleged drug paraphernalia including a scale, pipes, and knife.
thepoisongarden said,
November 3, 2010 at 11:05 am
The first reports of this spoke about a ‘by product’ of ricin being found. At least they’ve now realised that castor beans are not a by product.
I see, though, that ricin is still ‘has application as a biological weapon’.
I wonder if the day will ever come when finding castor beans will be taken as clear evidence of someone who is not the full shilling.
George Smith said,
November 3, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Probably not.
Major Variola said,
November 4, 2010 at 7:43 am
A complete demonization piece. Mushrooms are harmless and their trade is not violence prone. And if you don’t have a few firearms and a few boxes of ammo, what is your problem? As for sentiments about various USG agencies, do you disagree?
And burying spent mushroom grain cultures in your backyard is called “composting”. You do the same with pea-pods if you grow peas.
George Smith said,
November 4, 2010 at 7:54 am
Longstanding procedure dictates that when it’s reported someone is playing around with castor seeds, the Feds will come knocking. It’s mandated.
Someone, perhaps his wife, dropped the dime. Or he was overheard. Then all the other stuff gets found in the raid.
That’s pretty characteristic of all US ricin arrests. If you have a thing about castor seeds, you also have a thing on making an armory to defend yourself from the tyrannical government, whether you actually really mean it at the time or not.
Almost all the people arrested are actually more trivial nuisances and eccentrics than true menaces. But the way things have been and are — they all get sent over.