GUILTY PA - Nicholas Helman, attempted murder w/ ricin-tainted card, Hatboro, 19 March 2014

[Linda7NJ]

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/19/police-respond-to-barricade-situation-in-hatboro/

19 years old--suspect


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[OkieGranny]

June 2015:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150616_Montco_man_gets_20_to_40_years_for_ricin-laced_card.html

The plot began as a sinister bid for revenge, prosecutors said, a failed murder attempt by a spurned lover worthy of a made-for-TV movie...

That was apparent Monday as dozens packed a Doylestown courtroom and watched Helman, 20, receive a prison sentence of 20 to 40 years for a laundry list of crimes, including attempted murder and risking a catastrophe...

Helman previously pleaded guilty to lacing a scratch-and-sniff birthday card with a lethal dose of homemade ricin in March 2014. At one point, he considered using a cigarette.

After sealing the envelope, Helman walked several miles from Hatboro to the family home of Jake Palm in Warminster and placed the card in the mailbox.