By By Kesavan Unnikrishnan Feb 27, 2009 in Crime An Ethiopian refugee living in Chicago has been arrested after a letter stained with HIV-contaminated blood was sent to Obama. The man reportedly told FBI agents that he was an admirer of Obama and was seeking help from the government. He also wanted to get tickets to the inauguration in Washington. According to court document , the man arrested takes drugs to treat a mental illness. He later told FBI agents that he is "very sick with HIV" and had cut his fingers with a razor so he could bleed on the letter. This is the second time HIV-infected blood is sent through US postal system. The spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Peter Rendina To me the U.S. Postal Service is the most secure form of communication in the world. In no way are we seeing a trend. Saad has not yet been formally charged, but a judge has ordered a psychological assessment. He was arrested by Chicago police in 2006 after starting a fire in the middle of a crowded intersection. The man is identified as Saad Hussein who is in his late twenties. He has been accused of sending blood stained letters addressed to "Barack Obama" to offices of the Illinois government in Springfield, Illinois days before Obama's inauguration.The man reportedly told FBI agents that he was an admirer of Obama and was seeking help from the government. He also wanted to get tickets to the inauguration in Washington. According to court document , the man arrested takes drugs to treat a mental illness. He later told FBI agents that he is "very sick with HIV" and had cut his fingers with a razor so he could bleed on the letter.This is the second time HIV-infected blood is sent through US postal system. The spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Peter Rendina said: Saad has not yet been formally charged, but a judge has ordered a psychological assessment. He was arrested by Chicago police in 2006 after starting a fire in the middle of a crowded intersection. More about Obama, HIV, Arrest More news from obama hiv arrest