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Authorities arrested 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke in connection to the ricin-laced mail to President Obama, reports NBC News. Suggested Reading The Best and Worst NPR Tiny Desk Performances From Black Artists We All Hate Tipping Culture, But Did You Know It’s Rooted in Slavery? New Development After White NYC College Professor Makes Racist Comments on…

Authorities arrested 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke in connection to the ricin-laced mail to President Obama, reports NBC News.

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A Tupelo, Miss. man has been arrested in connection with the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and a U.S. senator, police said Saturday.

Everett Dutschke was arrested in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning by federal agents, NBC News affiliate WTVA reported. Investigators searched Dutschke’s home on Tuesday.

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