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.
authorities say they found traces of the deadly substance in the suspect s martial arts studio in tupelo, mississippi, and on some of his trash. the federal government has lowered the age limit, making it easier to obtain one type of the morning after pill. the contraceptive has been available over the counter to women 17 and older. now the fda is making it available to those 15 and older without a prescription. a powerful late-season storm dumpg heavy snow in parts of colorado. up to a foot of snow is expected in some areas with up to 9 inches in denver. as the storm moves east later today, up to 9 inches of snow is expected in parts of iowa, minnesota, and wisconsin. winter still rearing its head there. and they ve become the hottest seller on the washington wizards online store. jason collins number 98 jerseys. it follows collins coming out monday as the first openly gay male athlete currently playing in any major sport. while he finished the season with the wizards, collins
i can t believe my lying eyes, as the developments occur in this case every day. megyn, if you were to write this story, nobody would believe it cause there were so many twists and turns. the latest, 41-year-old james everett dutschke, one time republican candidate for state office out of tupelo appearing to answer charges of making stockpiling, and about to use a biological weapon. we were sitting right behind him as he read the charges against him in a long document. we saw him shaking his head a few times. he really couldn t believe what he s been facing because he has been protesting his innocence all the way through this. and the f.b.i. and the u.s. attorney s office after making what appeared to be a big mistake, arresting, charging and having to release a fellow named kevin curtis last week, do believe they have their man this time. they conducted extensive searches of dutchy s home, his martial-arts studio, two vehicles and they do believe that this time around they have put
reporter: steve holland s mother is the mississippi judge who received one of the letters. dutschke ran against him for a seat in the mississippi state house in 2007. he was a mad personality. he was a vicious kind of guy. he attacked me personally and even my entire family. that was his m.o. during the campaign. reporter: last week charges were dropped against the first suspect in the case, an elvis impersonator named paul curtis. he said he d been framed and pointed to dutschke as a suspect. not long after agents searched the martial arts studio dutschke used to run as well as his home in tupelo. in this youtube video dutschke talked about the investigation. i met with the fbi. i consented to a search, sign a piece of paper saying go ahead and search the house. i don t have anything at all to do with this. reporter: an attorney representing the 41-year-old on a separate case says the martial arts studio closed after
i met with the fbi. i consented to a search signed a piece of paper saying go ahead and search the house. i don t have anything at all to do with this. an attorney representing the 41-year-old on a separate case says the martial arts studio closed after dutschke with child molestation earlier this year. he has pleaded not grilt touilty to those federal. he s expected to be in federal court tomorrow in oxford. we hope to learn more about the arrest and also what led authorities to make the arrest here in tupelo. in the meantime the investigation into those bombing suspects go on in boston and during that time too, people continue to pay homage to those hurt in the boston marathon bombings. this is a spontaneous memorial in copley square. as you can see, hundreds of people are paying their respects. this is one of my favorite spontaneous displays. you can see lots of people left their running shoes behind because of course it happened