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U.S. NEWS Friday 2 March 2018
Feds: Man sent white powder letters to Trump Jr., 4 others

as he was led into court ple. recall the judge who pre-
wearing a red polo shirt Authorities say Frisiello sided over the Brock Turner
with his hands cuffed and sent five envelopes early sexual assault case.
ankles shackled. A prose- last month that included The letter to the president's
cutor said family members threatening messages of- son was opened by Van-
told them Frisiello may be ten containing profani- essa Trump on Feb. 12. She
on medications for suicidal ties and white substances. called 911 and reported
thoughts. His lawyer did not The envelopes were post- she was coughing and felt
immediately comment. A marked in Boston. nauseous. She was hospi-
voice message left at his Federal authorities said one talized briefly.
home was not immediately of the letters containing The substance in the let-
returned. powder was sent to Anto- ter turned out to be corn-
"These kind of hoaxes may nio Sabato Jr., the Repub- starch.
not cause physical harm, lican former underwear The envelope sent to Trump
but they scare the heck out model and soap opera ac- included a typed message
of people," said Andrew Le- tor who is running for a U.S. calling him an "awful, awful
lling, U.S. attorney for Mas- House seat in California. person," according to court
sachusetts. Other recipients were Deb- documents.
Hoax attacks using white bie Stabenow, the Demo- "I am surprised that your fa-
powder play on fears that cratic U.S. senator from ther lets you speak on TV,"
date to 2001, when letters Michigan; Nicola Hanna, the message said. "You
containing deadly anthrax an interim U.S. attorney in make the family idiot, Eric,
were mailed to news orga- California; and Michele look smart."
nizations and the offices of Dauber, a Stanford Uni- Frisiello worked for Catholic
two U.S. senators. versity law professor who Charities of Boston's Pea-
Those letters killed five peo- has promoted the effort to body child care center.q
This booking photo released Thursday, March 1, 2018, by the
Beverly Police Department shows Daniel Frisiello, of Beverly,
Mass., accused of mailing five envelopes earlier this month with
threatening messages and a white substance, including one to
Donald Trump Jr., that landed his wife, Vanessa, in the hospital.
Frisiello was held after an appearance Thursday in federal court
in Worcester pending a detention hearing scheduled for Mon-
day.
(Beverly Police Department via AP)

By ALANNA RICHER accused of mailing five en-
Associated Press velopes earlier this month
BOSTON (AP) — A Massa- with threatening messages
chusetts man was arrested and a white substance,
Thursday and charged with which turned out to be
sending letters with white nonhazardous.
powder to five people, He was held during an ap-
including one to Donald pearance in federal court
Trump Jr. that landed his in Worcester pending a de-
wife, Vanessa, in the hospi- tention hearing scheduled
tal. for Monday.
Daniel Frisiello, of Beverly, is Frisiello showed no emotion

Former Tennessee school bus

driver convicted in fatal crash

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. also was convicted of 11
(AP) — A former Tennessee counts of reckless aggra-
school bus driver has been vated assault and seven
found guilty of six counts of counts of assault. He also
criminally negligent homi- was found guilty of reck-
cide in a wreck that killed less endangerment, reck-
six children. less driving and using his
A Hamilton County Crimi- phone.
nal Court jury returned the Sentencing is scheduled for
verdicts Thursday, convict- April 24.
ing Johnthony Walker of Prosecutor Crystle Carrion
lesser charges in the Nov. had said at trial that Walker
21, 2016, crash in Chat- was speeding while using
tanooga. He had been his cellphone. Walker testi-
charged with vehicular ho- fied that he wasn't on his
micide. cellphone when the crash
The Chattanooga Time occurred. Jurors began de-
Free Press reports that he liberating Wednesday.q