late last year through ebay. they re used in the production of ricin which can be deadly and has no known antidote. dutschke denied to investigators he purchased the beans. the fbi found publications on how to safely handle ricin, and how to detect it, on his computer. also agents say they spoke with a witness who told them dutschke said he knows how to make a poison that could be sent to elected officials and, quote, whoever opens these envelopes containing the poison would die. dutschke denied any involvement in this youtube video posted prior to his arrest. i met with the fbi. i consented to a search, signed a paper saying go ahead and search the house. i don t have anything at all to do with this. reporter: his lawyers have not yet commented on the information in the affidavit. the fbi says dutschke filed a civil lawsuit against the same person the fbi identified as its witness. but it was dismissed by a mississippi judge. that judge, sadie holland, received one of the ricin-la
ordered 100 castor bean seeds late last year through ebay. they re used in the production of ricin which can be deadly and has no known antidote. dutschke denied to investigators he purchased the beans. the fbi found publications on how to safely handle ricin, and how to detect it, on his computer. also agents say they spoke with a witness who told them dutschke said he knows how to make a poison that could be sent to elected officials and, quote, whoever opens these envelopes containing the poison would die. dutschke denied any involvement in this youtube video posted prior to his arrest. i met with the fbi. i consented to a search, signed a paper saying go ahead and search the house. i don t have anything at all to do with this. reporter: his lawyers have not yet commented on the information in the affidavit. the fbi says dutschke filed a civil lawsuit against the same person the fbi identified as its witness. but it was dismissed by a mississippi judge.
yesterday shows why officials arrested james everett dutschke. he s the man accused of sending letters tainted with the toxic substance to president obama and two other people. but the affidavit does not provide a motive. here s alina machado. reporter: we now know what led federal prosecutors to charge james everett dutschke in the ricin investigation. in an fbi affidavit, agents say their surveillance team saw dutschke remove items from the former martial arts studio he owned in tupelo and dump them in a trash bin. one of those items, a dust mask, tested positive for ricin. ricin was also found inside the martial arts studio in sink drains and on the floor. dutschke ordered 100 castor bean seeds last month through ebay. castor bean is used in the production of ricin, which can be deadly and has no antidote.