Authorities removed bags of evidence early Thursday from the apartment of a Bronx man already under arrest for allegedly possessing cyanide after he told them he also had the deadly biotoxin Abrin in his home, sources said.
Cops were still analyzing the evidence seized from 2187 Cruger Ave. later Thursday morning and were unsure if it contained any toxins, sources said.
Jonathan Norling, 27, went to the 49th Precinct Station House in Morris Park Friday and said he was carrying a container of poisonous cyanide, according to law enforcement sources.
After cops tested the substance and determined he was telling the truth, Norling was charged Saturday with possession of a noxious substance and placed under psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue Hospital. When cops grilled him again Wednesday, he claimed he also had Abrin in his sixth-floor apartment.
Emergency Service Unit cops and a hazmat team stormed the building Wednesday night and searched the place until about 3 a.m. Thursday, removing several bags of evidence.
One person was taken from the building to St. Barnabas Hospital about 12:20 a.m. Thursday but was later released.
Neighbors knew little about Norling, saying he and his wife kept to themselves.
“He never talks. He never smiles or says hello. He isn’t friendly,” said a woman who lives a floor below Norling.
Another neighbor, Charlene Ortiz, 35, said “cops were in and out of the building Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”
Neighbor Yvonne Hopkins said Norling’s wife thinks he was framed.
He had gotten a threatening text message, and someone had placed the jar containing the cyanide outside his door, the wife said, according to Hopkins.
Exposure to just a small amount of Abrin can be fatal. There is no antidote.