A potentially lethal amount of deadly chemical ricin was found in a Georgetown University student's dorm room, Reuters reported.
Daniel Harry Milzman, from Washington, was charged and arrested with possessing the illegal biological toxin, an FBI spokeswoman said.
According to an affidavit filed in court on Thursday, after purchasing the white powder and some materials from The Home Depot and American Plant Company, Milzman downloaded the recipe from his iPhone a month ago in order to produce the toxin in his dormitory room.
Mixing Epsom salts and castor beans, Milzman wore goggles at dusk for protection and used other materials to make ricin and store the powder in plastic sealed bags with hockey tape, according to Reuters.
According to the court documents, Milzman said he had produced 123 milligrams of ricin.
However, Milzman, for unknown reasons, shared the information of his secret stash of ricin with his residential adviser on Tuesday evening.
The police was contacted about the possession after the adviser informed the university's counseling services, the affidavit said.
He was interviewed by FBI agents the next day where Milzman described his efforts, Reuters reported. The ricin toxin was later verified by a federal laboratory testing.
"Milzman remained in custody Friday evening, pending a hearing on March 25, Jacqueline Maguire, an FBI spokeswoman, said," Reuters reported. "She said that the law enforcement agency did not believe Milzman had a connection to terrorists or to a terrorist plot."
Milzman's lawyer, Danny Oronato, declined to comment on his client's case.
According to Reuters, contractors who specialize in handling and cleaning up biological hazards were requested to tidy up Milzman's room. No students have been affected from exposure to ricin, Georgetown University said in a statement on Wednesday.
"There is no immediate threat to members of the Georgetown community," the statement said.
