John David Roy Atchison
| John David Roy Atchison | |
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Booking photo of Atchison taken by the Macomb County Sheriff's department
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Milan, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | J D “Roy” Atchison J.D. Roy Atchison Roy Atchison John D. Atchison |
| Alma mater | University of Florida Cumberland Law School |
| Occupation | Prosecutor Attorney |
John David Roy Atchison (August 1954 – October 5, 2007) was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Florida's northern district who gained notoriety when he was arrested for suspicion of soliciting sex from a 5-year-old girl.
Early life and education
Atchison was born in 1954 and held a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and a law degree from Cumberland Law School at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
Career
Atchison was admitted to the Florida Bar in June 1984[1] and the Georgia Bar in June 1985.[2] Since the late 1980s, he worked in the U.S. Attorney's office in Pensacola, Florida,[citation needed] working on tax and financial crime cases.[3] He prosecuted Christian fundamentalist evangelist and tax protester Kent Hovind.[4]
Legal issues and death
On September 16, 2007, Atchison was arrested at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in a sex crime sting operation undertaken by the Macomb County Sheriff's department.[5] He was charged with "enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity using the Internet", "aggravated sexual abuse" and "traveling across state lines to have sex with someone under the age of 12".[5] At the time of his arrest, he was carrying presents for his intended victim, including a doll and a pair of earrings. Also in his possession was a jar of petroleum jelly. Following his arrest, he tried to kill himself via hanging with a sheet in his jail cell on September 20, 2007. Atchison had been removed from a suicide watch the previous day after assuring his lawyer and a judge that he would not harm himself. He was not injured in the suicide attempt, which another inmate reported about 4 a.m.[6]
On October 5, 2007, Atchison committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Milan, Michigan.[3][7][8]
Personal life
Atchison was married to, and had three children with, Barbara Atchison and lived in Gulf Breeze, near Pensacola.[9][10]
References
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- 1954 births
- 2007 deaths
- Florida lawyers
- Jurists who committed suicide
- People who committed suicide in prison custody
- Suicides in Michigan
- American people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in United States federal government detention
- University of Florida alumni
- Cumberland School of Law alumni
- People from Santa Rosa County, Florida
