U.S. judge orders Canadian woman accused of threatening Trump to remain in custody
A Quebec woman accused of sending a ricin-laced threat to President Donald Trump was equipped to cause bodily harm when she was arrested, a U.S. judge said Monday as he ordered Pascale Ferrier to remain behind bars.
Ferrier, 53, had at least one semi-automatic handgun and 294 rounds of ammunition with her when she was arrested last weekend while trying to cross the Canada-U. S. border, the court heard.
Timothy Lynch of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo, N.Y., described Ferrier as being “loaded for bear” when she was stopped Sept. 20 at the Peace Bridge border crossing.
That, combined with the pointed threats contained in the letter Ferrier allegedly sent Trump, makes her a clear danger to the public, said District Court Judge Kenneth Schroeder Jr.