DEPUTIES SAY MAN, 18, ADMITS STEALING CYANIDE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - An 18-year-old Lancaster man has admitted stealing more than two pounds of cyanide cyanide (sī`ənīd'), chemical compound containing the cyano group, -CN. Cyanides are salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, HCN) formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal (e.g., sodium or potassium) or a radical (e.g. and other poisonous chemicals found in his home, deputies said Wednesday. Sheriff's officials were ready to release Jacob Powell, 18, and Ronnie McKibbon, 25, when Powell allegedly told them he stole the chemicals from another Lancaster residence, a sheriff's lieutenant said. ``One last interrogation interrogation In criminal law, process of formally and systematically questioning a suspect in order to elicit incriminating responses. The process is largely outside the governance of law, though in the U.S. of these guys as they were going out the door and Powell admitted to stealing the stuff over a month ago,'' said Lt. Ron Shreves of the Lancaster sheriff's station. Possession of sodium cyanide sodium cyanide n. A poisonous white crystalline compound, NaCN, used in extracting gold and silver from ores and in dye manufacture. Noun 1. is not illegal, so deputies said they will ask prosecutors to file burglary charges against Powell, who is currently on probation for an unspecified crime as a juvenile. McKibbon, who was also at the Lancaster Boulevard home when the cyanide was found, was to be released Wednesday. Deputies are still trying to determine what Powell intended to do with the chemicals, Shreves said. The chemicals have legitimate uses, including uses in processing gold ore and in photography. Initially Powell and McKibbon were arrested on suspicion of possession of a weapon of mass destruction weapon of mass destruction (WMD) Weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction indiscriminately and on a massive scale. The term has been in currency since at least 1937, when it was used to describe massed formations of bomber aircraft. because the amount of cyanide found in a storage area in the home's back yard was enough to kill more than 6,600 people. Authorities said they also found liquid mercury, also a poison, and an unknown type of acid. But prosecutors said deputies did not have evidence the pair had committed a crime, since the men said they had no plans for the chemicals. ``What (detectives) brought to me was that they have a bunch of chemicals that are legal to possess,'' said Deputy District Attorney John Portillo, head of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office's Lancaster branch. Los Angeles County probation officers found the chemicals Monday afternoon at the home in the 100 block of West Lancaster Boulevard after going there to check on Powell. Sheriff's deputies evacuated four nearby houses and diverted traffic while they called in hazardous materials experts. The poisons were in canisters in a storage area behind the house and did not appear to have spilled on or around the property, officials said. If either chemical had leaked into the ground, the groundwater and soil could be contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. for years, officials said. Sodium cyanide can cause immediate collapse and death in doses as small as 50 to 150 milligrams - less than 1/100th of an ounce, or the size of a small pill. Dissolved in water, it can be fatal if it just touches the skin or makes contact with the eyes, the National Academy of Sciences says. When combined with acid, it can produce a highly toxic highly toxic Occupational medicine adjective Referring to a chemical that 1. Has a median lethal dose–LD50 of ≤ 50 mg/kg when administered orally to 200-300 g albino rats 2. flammable hydrogen cyanide hydrogen cyanide, HCN, colorless, volatile, and extremely poisonous chemical compound whose vapors have a bitter almond odor. It melts at −14°C; and boils at 26°C;. It is miscible in all proportions with water or ethanol and is soluble in ether. gas. Mercury is extremely dangerous Exteremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-MI5 undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets out to follow up a strange clue sent to him in prison. to the nervous system and exposure to high levels can permanently damage the brain, kidneys and a developing fetus. |
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