LA Times
Poisoned: FBI Hunts For A Possible Killer
By: Bartelle, Bebé
Poisoned: Accident or Intentional?
The local field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the possible poisoning of one of it's own.
Special Agent Colby J. Granger, 36, was found in his apartment near death early Thursday morning by co-workers who'd gone to check on him after he failed to call in sick. Agent Granger had been sent home sick on Monday and missed work the next two days due to what everyone thought was a case of the flu. As readers may be aware, the current influenza season has struck the greater Los Angeles area pretty hard and no place of business, including police and fire departments throughout the area, have been spared. Agents David Sinclair and Meghan Reeves, who work closely with Agent Granger, were sent by their team leader, Supervisory Agent Donald Eppes, to check on Granger after the Agent had failed to call in and was not answering repeated attempts to get him on the phone.
Not a moment too soon.
Agent Granger was found, semi-coherent and nearly dead, in his apartment and rushed to a local, undisclosed hospital where it was discovered he'd been poisoned with arsenic. Currently the FBI and local agencies are looking into the case to see if Agent Granger was exposed to the heavy metal toxin on purpose, by accident, or if he'd intentionally ingested the substance. Agent Meghan Reeves, a Quantico-trained behaviorist, reportedly outright denied any possibility of Agent Granger having willingly ingested the toxin according to unnamed sources. She also went on to explain to my sources that Agent Granger is, "One of the most stable personalities I've ever had the opportunity to work with."
Accident or Intended Murder?
Barring the idea that Agent Granger attempted to take his own life, by ingesting a fairly esoteric substance, that leaves two possibilities: Accidental or Intentional. If this was a case of accidental introduction of a toxic substance, why hasn't the person(s) responsible stepped forward? If this is a case of intentional poisoning, I understand the perpetrator's reluctance to come forward. Attempted murder of a Federal Agent carries with it a possible life-without-parole sentence and, should Agent Granger die - he's listed as "Questionable but Stable" - that sentence can be upped to include the death penalty.
Agent Colby Granger's family has been notified and, reportedly, his father - a Chief of Police for a small town in Idaho - is on his way down to Los Angeles to be with his son.