Quebec Woman Charged With Sending Ricin Letter to Trump Pleads Not Guilty

Quebec Woman Charged With Sending Ricin Letter to Trump Pleads Not Guilty
Federal defender Fonda Kubiak addresses the media following Pascale Ferrier's court appearance in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 22, 2020. AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes
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A Quebec woman accused of sending a letter containing deadly ricin to President Donald Trump has been ordered to remain in U.S. custody after she pleaded not guilty in a Buffalo court Monday.

The judge said Pascale Ferrier was clearly capable of causing harm when she tried to cross the Peace Bridge border crossing near Buffalo last week, and is a continuing threat to Trump and others in Texas to whom she sent ricin letters.