U.S. indicts suspect in ricin case
From Times Wire Reports
A man suspected to have been poisoned by ricin found later in his hotel room was indicted in Las Vegas on federal charges that include possession of a biological toxin.
Roger Bergendorff and his lawyer, Paul Riddle, did not appear when U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen unsealed the indictment and scheduled Bergendorff for an arraignment and plea May 2, federal prosecutor Gregory Damm said.
Bergendorff, 57, remained in jail. Leen had previously ordered him held without bail.
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