We dont wish ill on any family, said Jack Curtis, the older brother of the initial suspect, in an interview Sunday. But obviously we are delighted that Kevin was released and removed from the government and public eye as a suspect.
According to court testimony and Jack Curtis, Mr. Dutschke has been in a feud, mostly online, with Mr. Curtis for at least several years, over a range of subjectsfrom their musical talents to membership in Mensa, a group for highly intelligent individuals. Lawyers for Mr. Curtis, who makes a living
The pair first met in 2006 or 2007 at a Tupelo restaurant called Barnhills Buffet, according to Jack Curtis. Through an intermediary, Mr. Dutschke had earlier promised Kevin Curtis that he would use a newsletter that he ran to publish allegations by Kevin Curtis about what he saw as a scheme by a n
At the lunch, Mr. Dutschke told Kevin Curtis that he couldnt publish the story because he was running for political office and couldnt afford antagonizing the hospital, according to Jack Curtis, who was at the lunch.
So you are not the person you pretend to be, replied Kevin Curtis, according to Jack Curtis. At the time, Mr. Dutschke was an insurance agent working for Jack Curtis. Kevin Curtis was working in a call center connected to Jack Curtiss business, generating client leads, according to Jack Curtis.
The incident set off a feud between the pair that escalated over the next several years, according to court testimony and Jack Curtis. On several occasions, Mr. Dutschke called venues where Mr. Curtis was scheduled to perform and spoke negatively about him to try to prompt the shows to be canceled,
epublican for the state House of Representatives in 2007. The Democratic incumbent whom he challenged was the son of the judge who received a ricin-laced letter. Mr. Dutschke stopped working for Jack Curtis in early 2008. Mr. Dutschke most recently owned a martial-arts studio, Tupelo Taekwondo Plus.
