Pregnant actress arrested in Texas for ricin letters

[davidn3600]

Police say she tried to pin it on her husband...

A pregnant actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to Barack Obama has been arrested for orchestrating the scheme herself, according to reports.

It was not immediately clear what charges would be filed against Shannon Richardson of New Boston, Texas, for the letters. Two US law enforcement officials confirmed her arrest to The Associated Press news agency.

FBI agents wearing hazardous material suits were seen going in and out of her house on Wednesday in New Boston, northeast of Dallas near the Oklahoma and Arkansas borders. Officials have said the search was initiated after the resident's spouse contacted the FBI.

John Delk, who represents her husband Nathaniel Richardson, said his client is in the process of divorcing his wife and claimed she was trying to set him up when she contacted authorities about the letters.

It was not immediately clear if Shannon Richardson, an actress and mother of five children, has a lawyer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10107372/Pregnant-actress-arrested-over-Barack-Obama-ricin-letters.html

[tridim]

1. There has to be more to the story.

Why would she choose to send ricin to multiple politicians as the set-up crime?

At least one of them has to be seriously gun nutty.

[davidn3600]

2. Make her husband look bad during divorce proceedings...but..

She may just be a copycat.

[Blue_Tires]

16. I've heard of a lot of insanely reprehensible shit pulled

in big money divorce cases, but this woman is in another universe

[MrScorpio]

3. You mean the writer, director and producer of "Deadly Obsession..."

THAT Shannon Richardson?

You MUST be kidding!

[arely staircase]

9. Richardson is an actress with minor roles on television shows like The Walking Dead and the Vampire

Diaries, and was arrested in Arkansas on charges that will be filed Friday afternoon, the authorities said. She has five sons, according to the New York Times.

is that the one?

[MrScorpio]

12. I can't find one on the IMDB that fits your description

Oh well.

[arely staircase]

13. well shit

I cut and pasted that description from, I think, msnbc.. but now can't find the link I forgot to post.

[longship]

18. Here it is...

Shannon Guess

In other Net entries she's known as Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson.

Google that.

[idwiyo]

4. Totally nuts. Spouses accusing each other, divorce, pregnant actress/mother of 5 children...

[vanlassie]

5. She handled ricin while PREGNANT???

[davidn3600]

6. Yep. Great mom, right?

[cliffordu]

10. Really: Tounging a smoking pit bull whle breastfeeding

at the Olive Garden can't hold a candle.....

Fuck me, the stupid glows like a thousand Fukushimas.

[arely staircase]

7. you'd think it would have a warning lable

or something.

[backscatter712]

20. Handling deadly poison while pregnant? BRILLIANT!

[FSogol]

8. Someone get Lifetime Network on the phone, stat!

[Shankapotomus]

11. She acted poorly

I wouldn't count on any future acting gigs.

[davidn3600]

17. Unless they take place in prison.

[KinMd]

14. ok at some point, if she's guilty. she thought this was a fool-proof idea?

[BainsBane]

15. This is amazingly stupid

She is the one who called the FBI to alert them to her husband. They wouldn't have known to look at her house if she hadn't contacted them. They did file charges against her this morning though. It was on Andrea Mitchell.

[WovenGems]

19. Oh No!

Ain't there a country song about being born in prison?