13-Year Sentence in Ricin Possession Case
From Times Wire Reports
Despite pleas for mercy by the family of Kenneth Olsen, a federal judge sentenced the Spokane Valley man to more than 13 years in prison for possession of the deadly biological weapon ricin.
U.S. District Judge Frem Nielsen rejected pleas from Olsen’s family to set aside the conviction or give a light sentence, and instead imposed a midrange sentence of 13 years, nine months.
The federal government considers ricin among the most toxic poisons known, with no legitimate purpose, Nielsen said.
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