Georgetown University Student Sentenced for Deadly Toxin Possession

After being charged with one count of possessing a deadly poison without registering it in his Georgetown University dorm room, Daniel J. Milzman, 20, was sentenced in federal court.

The former GU student was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for the ricin possession Monday.

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On March 17, Milzman asked to meet with his friend, a student Resident Advisor (RA), for a “confidential” conversation. Milzman showed his friend a double-wrapped plastic bag of Ricin. The witness believed Milzman intended to use the Ricin on another student, someone he’d been in a relationship with. Milzman was arrested the following morning.

Milzman pleaded guilty to the possession Sept. 15. The maximum sentence was up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The substance was tested and could have been deadly to a person up to 220 pounds, according to The Washington Post.

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Prosecutors said that the evidence showed that the student intended to hurt someone with the deadly toxin. Milzman’s lived in McCarthy Hall that housed 290 students.

The defense argued that Milzman had attended counseling for depression and the incident was a cry for help, the WP reported.

Milzman allegedly created the substance as well. Ricin-related terms and episodes of Breaking Bad were found on his web searches. The substance was used as a weapon in one of the episodes.

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