Ex-chemist admits sending threatening email

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis city chemist faces November sentencing now that he’s admitted in court that he tried to intimidate a lawyer with emailed pictures of rifle cross hairs superimposed over pictures of the man’s son and daughter-in-law.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/RxZ7fq) reports that 36-year-old Alireza Bakhtiari pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to a charge of corruptly attempting to obstruct or impede an official proceeding.

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