The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A University of Wyoming graduate student is accused of poisoning a fellow student with acrylamide, a chemical investigators say she purchased online.
The 32-year-old woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on October 6. Prosecutors allege she was attempting to travel to China. Investigators said the woman bought acrylamide twice through eBay during the summer and later asked the company to delete her account. Police also reviewed surveillance footage from an office the two students shared.
An affidavit described two incidents recorded by cameras installed by the alleged victim and campus police. On September 27, the woman was allegedly seen going through her colleague’s desk. Footage from October 1 reportedly showed her handling notebooks on the desk, taking photographs of them and rinsing his mug with liquid from her own mug.