Man pleads guilty to charges in Las Vegas ricin case

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — A man hospitalized in Las Vegas earlier this year after being poisoned by ricin pleaded guilty Monday to possessing the deadly toxin, justice officials said.

Roger Von Bergendorff, 57, of Utah, admitted felony charges of possessing ricin and two unregistered firearm silencers in February this year, federal prosecutor Greg Brower said in a statement.

"Used improperly, ricin can be a very dangerous and deadly weapon," Brower said. "Fortunately, in this case, the ricin is not believed to have caused any harm to the public."

Von Bergendorff will be sentenced on November 3. Prosecutors have recommended he be jailed for 37 months.

The wheelchair-bound Von Bergendorff made no comment during Monday's hearing and neither defense of...

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