Meanwhile, authorities searched Tuesday at the home of another Mississippi man in connection with the case.
View full sizeFederal agents in hazmat suits on Friday inspect the home and possessions of Paul Kevin Curtis in Corinth, Miss. Curtis was released from jail today after being imprisoned on suspicion of sending letters covered in poisonous ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials. Charges have been dropped against the Mississippi man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge, according to a court filing.
The one-sentence document was filed hours after Paul Kevin Curtis was released on bond.
Meanwhile, authorities today searched the home of another Mississippi man in connection with the case.
Curtis' release came hours after officials canceled a detention and preliminary hearing today without explaining the reason for the change.
Curtis was arrested Wednesday at his house in Corinth, Miss., and charged with sending ricin-laced letters to Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker and a Lee County, Miss., judge.
Through an attorney, the 45-year-old Curtis had said he is innocent.
Today’s hearing in federal court was canceled about 90 minutes after it was supposed to begin. Lawyers spent that time conferring with the judge. Later, Curtis and family members were escorted into a meeting room with his lawyers, followed by a probation officer.On Monday, FBI Agent Brandon Grant testified that Friday searches of Curtis’ vehicle and house in Corinth, Miss., found no ricin, ingredients for the poison, or devices used to make it. A search of Curtis’ computers found no evidence he researched making ricin.
He speculated that Curtis could have thrown away the processor.