Federal prosecutors say a 46 year old Houston area woman is charged with mailing packages containing improvised explosive devices to Gov. Greg Abbott and then- President Barack Obama in the summer of 2016, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
The package allegedly mailed to Obama by Julia Poff was intercepted by White House security and disarmed, according to court papers obtained by 1200 WOAI news.
But Abbott opened the package sent by Poff to the Governor's Mansion, and prosecutors say the only reason Abbott was not seriously injured or killed was he didnt open the package according to the instructions.
Federal prosecutors say Poff targeted Abbott because she was angry over the level of support she was receiving from an ex husband.. Poff targeted Obama, prosecutors say, because she 'didn't like him.'
She also allegedly sent an explosive device to the Social Security Administration.
One was Poff was tied to the crime was hair from her cat was found under the mailing labels.
She has denied the charges, and her trial is set for January.