The woman , Jameela Barnette , was killed as she tried to attack an officer , police said . She had been charged with sending threatening letters to state lawmakers . Both packages contained threatening letters and one contained a hoax letter . State Rep. Peter Miller and New York State Sen. Greg Ball received the packages .
The woman , Jameela Barnette , was killed as she tried to attack an officer , police said . She had been charged with sending threatening packages to two lawmakers . Both packages contained threatening letters and one contained a hoax WMD . U.S. Rep. Peter King and New York State Sen. Greg Ball received the packages .