Prosecutor in Sex Sting Kills Self

[Hepburn]

Florida Prosecutor Charged in Child Sex Sting Committed Suicide in his Jail Cell

A federal prosecutor accused of flying to Detroit last month to have sex with a 5-year-old girl committed suicide Friday in his cell in a Milan federal prison.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John D.R. Atchison was found unresponsive, taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m., Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Felicia Ponce said.

Atchison, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., was being held in a special housing unit in the prison, about 36 miles southwest of Detroit.

The administrative detention area houses all levels of prisoners, and Atchison had a cell to himself, Ponce said.

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http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3696275&page=1

You know, yes, he was a very, very bad person...in fact, evil, but I feel so sorry for his wife and children. Can you imagine the hell this POS has put them through?

At least the SOB will NEVER harm another child.

[Klaxon]

1. No details on how tho..

I also would wager that there are some blank spots on the video tapes preceding his death if there are any.

He either WILLED himself to die... or someone assisted him in that.

[Gin]

2. the Pensacola News paper had comments from readers saying they heard on the news

he hung himself in the shower. The comments also stated the showers are not monitored.

[Klaxon]

4. hmmm

I had heard he was found DEAD in his cell...

Why would a guy who attempted to kill himself be allowed to possess anything to enable him to hang himself?

I don't trust it... perhaps he did, as he certainly had enough reason to... however something reeks of foul play...

[MrSlayer]

3. Good for him.

He did what needed to be done.