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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Federal authorities have begun cleaning up contamination at the home of a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student accused of making ricin.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the lead role in the cleanup, with support from the Wisconsin National Guard.
Oshkosh Northwestern Media (http://oshko.sh/1DQ2ozF ) reports trucks and trailers lined the west side of the street Wednesday morning while about a dozen people, some outfitted in hazmat suits, tested the residence for the presence of the deadly toxin.
Twenty-one-year-old Kyle Allen Smith was arrested Oct. 31 after Oshkosh Police and the FBI executed a search warrant at his off-campus house. Smith has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he possessed ricin and developed the toxin for use as a weapon.
The cleanup is expected to last through midday Thursday.
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Information from: Oshkosh Northwestern Media, http://www.thenorthwestern.com
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