Mississippi man indicted in ricin letters case

Kevin Johnson | USA TODAY

A 41-year-old Mississippi man was named in a five-count indictment, including a charge of developing and stockpiling the toxin ricin for use as a weapon related to threatening letters sent in April to President Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and a local Mississippi judge.

James Dutschke of Tupelo, who also was charged with threatening the president, is scheduled to appear in an Oxford, Miss., federal court Thursday.

If convicted on all counts, Dutschke faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.