# Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague arrested at LAX while allegedly trying to flee to China

https://mins.news/en/item/98939

- The Guardian, 2026-10-14 00:53 UTC
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- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/wyoming-student-graduate-poison-arrest

> Prosecutors allege that Aili Wang, 32, a Wyoming microbiology graduate student, poisoned a colleague’s tea; the colleague had pending patents. After police questioned her, she allegedly tried to leave the country and was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on 6 October. She is also accused of searching the colleague’s desk and buying acrylamide.

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