Apr 29, 2008 11:48 am US/Eastern
Man Tied To Las Vegas Ricin Case Pleads Not Guilty
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ―
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The exterior of the Extended Stay America motel is seen where a man was staying with vials of the deadly toxin ricin in his room Feb. 29, 2008 in Las Vegas.
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A Utah man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge related to the ricin poison case in Las Vegas.
Thomas Tholen of Riverton, Utah, appeared Tuesday in federal court in Salt Lake City.
He is a cousin of the man charged in Las Vegas with possessing a biological toxin. That man -- Roger Bergendorff -- was hospitalized for two months with what authorities suspect was ricin poisoning.
The federal charges in Utah allege that Tholen knew his cousin was producing the dangerous biological agent and failed to report it.
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