Man in ricin case ‘holding his own’
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Roger Von Bergendorff, a Las Vegas motel patron hospitalized after the potent poison ricin was found in his room, was “holding his own” in the hospital, according to a cousin.
A down-on-his-luck Bergendorff had reportedly lived previously at the home of the cousin, Thomas Tholen, in Riverton, Utah.
In a brief interview with the Associated Press, Tholen, 53, did not say more about Von Bergendorff or the Thursday discovery of several vials of ricin -- which is deadly in minuscule amounts -- in the man’s extended-stay motel room on the Strip. Authorities have not said how much ricin was involved but expressed confidence they have it all.
Officials secured Tholen’s home and were awaiting court approval for a warrant to search it, the FBI said.
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