Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen.

NPR: Miss. Man Accused Of Sending Letters With Ricin

Nat, his agent, goes so far as to call him "a special, idealistic type, " a line that came close to making me laugh out loud.

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