FBI agents are looking for a man who lives in the San Francisco apartment where law enforcement officials found a large stash of what appears to be the deadly poison ricin.
On Saturday, FBI agents searched the apartment, which belongs to Ryan Chamberlain, according to KGO, an ABC affiliate. The FBI said Chamberlain could be armed and dangerous.
The apartment search was expected to resume Sunday.
Chamberlain owns a Nissan that reportedly could be rigged with explosives.
The FBI did not evacuate apartments during the search, and FBI spokeswoman Alice Heller said there was 'no threat to public safety.' She said agents were wearing protective equipment for their safety.
Neighbors watched the FBI search from nearby rooftops.
KGO said the amount of ricin found is the largest ever seen before in the city.
Tests will be conducted to confirm that the substance is ricin.
The ABC affiliate said investigators in hazmat suits entered the apartment and made the discovery. The apartment is near Jackson and Polk in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood.
Fox said Chamberlain is a 'political junkie' with a criminal record of minor infractions.
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