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Dutschke, who has not been charged in the
Authorities searched Dutschke's home in Tupelo, Miss. Tuesday, as well as a home in nearby Ozark, Miss. where they believed he had been staying on Wednesday, according to AP.
Although Dutschke was at home when authorities searched his house on Tuesday, police believe he has disappeared and a friend is "helping him to lay low," AP reports.
During a court hearing on Monday, Curtis' lawyer accused Dutschke of framing Curtis for mailing the ricin-laced letters and said that the two men were rivals who had been feuding on Facebook.
Dutschke defended his innocence in a video posted Tuesday from his home and said, "I barely know the guy [Curtis]." While he and Curtis had argued, he told USA Today they were not rivals.