A Texas woman was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Shannon Guess Richardson, 36, held minor acting roles in film and television before mailing the three letters and claiming to police that her estranged husband had done it.
Photo: In this June, 7, 2013, file photo, Shannon Richardson is escorted to a Titus County Sheriff’s car after a court appearance in Texarkana, Texas. (Curt Youngblood, AP)