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Woman accused in ricin case originally from South Hall
Actress charged in Obama threat after accusing husband, authorities say
Ricin Letters-Texas Albe
Shannon Richardson is placed into a Titus County Sheriff's car after an initial appearance Friday at the federal building Texarkana, Texas. The FBI says Shannon Richardson admitted sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but only after trying to pin it on her husband. - photo by Curt Youngblood
Former classmates of Shannon Guess Richardson were stunned Friday as they heard the news that the former South Hall resident was charged in connection with mailing a ricin-tainted letter to President Barack Obama. Shannon Holmes, who went to school with Richardson, then known as Shannon Rogers, said some of the woman’s local friends had already been questioned by the FBI as part of the investigation. Holmes said she learned the news Friday morning when a friend sent her a text message.