Man At Center of Las Vegas Ricin Case Arrested, Charged
April 16, 2008
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An unemployed graphic designer who authorities believe was nearly killed by ricin was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of possessing the deadly toxin in what he described as an “exotic idea,” never carried out, to poison unspecified enemies.
Roger Bergendorff was arrested upon his release from the hospital where he had been treated since Feb. 14.
He is charged with possession of a biological toxin and two weapons offenses stemming from materials authorities said were found Feb. 26 and Feb. 28 in his room at an extended-stay motel several blocks off the Las Vegas Strip.
“He was released from the hospital and he’s in custody,” said FBI Special Agent Joseph Dickey, spokesman for the bureau’s Las Vegas office.
The charges carry a possible penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a $750,000 fine. Bergendorff, 57, was scheduled to appear Wednesday afternoon before a federal judge in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.
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