Wyoming Grad Student Arrested While Attempting to Flee to China After Alleged Poisoning of Colleague

WHO:

NY Post - A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China is accused of poisoning a colleague.

ABC News US - The alleged victim is a fellow student who had pending patents.

WHAT:

NY Post - The graduate student allegedly bought a chemical, acrylamide, over eBay.

ABC News US - The student was arrested while attempting to flee to China after police questioned her regarding the poisoning.

WHERE:

NY Post - The incident occurred in Wyoming.

ABC News US - The graduate student attempted to flee to China.

WHY:

ABC News US - The alleged poisoning was motivated by a lack of rapport between the graduate student and the colleague.

HOW:

NY Post - The poison was first detected when the alleged victim’s wife and others tested water from the coffee maker he used to brew tea.

(UPDATED October 14, 2026 09:02 UTC)

A graduate student from China, studying microbiology in Wyoming, has been accused of poisoning a fellow student who had pending patents. The alleged poisoning was motivated by a lack of rapport between the two, and the suspect reportedly purchased the chemical acrylamide over eBay. After police questioned her about the incident, she was arrested while attempting to flee to China, with the poison first detected when the victim's wife and others tested water from the coffee maker he used.