Sixth ricin letter sent to Brooks County sheriff
The Brooks County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook Wednesday afternoon that Sheriff Urbino “Benny” Martinez received a ricin-filled letter suspected to have been sent by a 53-year-old Canadian woman.
“On Monday September 14, 2020, Brooks County Sheriff’s Office received an envelope addressed to Sheriff Urbino “Benny” Martinez with a letter and suspicious powdery substance. The letter was placed in a controlled area with limited access,” BCSO said in the release. “The United States Postal Inspector advised our office of the potential hazardous letter and its contents, contents are suspected to be Ricin. The letter was then located and secured for recovery and analysis.”
The FBI believes Pascal Cecile Veronique Ferrier, who is accused of sending one of these poison letters to President Donald J. Trump, also sent ricin-filled letters to Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra, three Hidalgo County detention officers, Mission police chief Robert Dominguez and the Brooks County sheriff.
An affidavit for Ferrier’s arrest alleges Ferrier sent six letters containing the lethal substance to law enforcement agencies in Texas associated with her arrest and incarceration last year.
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