Shannon Richardson, an actress who has appeared on “The Walking Dead” and “The Vampire Diaries,” was indicted on Friday on charges that she sent ricin-laced letters to President Obama and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.
She’s been formally charged with two counts of mailing a threatening communication and one count of making a threat against the President of the United States.
Richardson faces up to five years in prison on each of the charges.
The Texas resident, alternately known as Shannon Rogers Guess, was arrested earlier this month after officials investigated Richardson’s initial claims that her husband, an army vet named Nathan Richardson, had mailed the toxic correspondence to the political leaders.
But authorities determined that it was actually the actress – with minor credits on “Drop Dead Diva,” “The Walking Dead,” and “The Vampire Diaries” — who had been the one to mail the poisoned notes back on May 20.
“You will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns,” read the letter addressed to Bloomberg. “Anyone who wants to come to my house will get shot in the face. The right to bear arms is my constitutional God given right and I will exercise that right till the day I die.”
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