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John David Roy Atchison, 53, the Assistant U.S. Attorney at the center of one of the biggest whoopsies of all times committed suicide today by hanging himself at the federal prison in Milan, Michigan.

Atchison was taken to Milan after trying to commit suicide last month at Sanilac County Jail.

At the time of his suicide Atchison was being housed in solitary confinement and was supposedly under close supervision.

Reportedly he had shown no signs of despondency.

Atchison’s attorney, James Thomas of Detroit issued a statement saying:

“Our heartfelt regrets go out to his wife and children, his parents and his brothers. This is a man who has done a lot of good in his life. Unfortunately, he is going to be judged by his most recent charges and what we have read in the media, and not by the goodness, hard work or by the love of his family.”

Thomas indicated that he would ask a federal judge to dismiss the charges against Atchison.

Update 10/08/07:

According to the autopsy report John David Roy Atchison died due to asphyxiation from hanging himself using a bed sheet tied to a shower head. Reportedly the feds are unsure whether Atchison was housed in a cell with a shower or was permitted to take bed sheets to a shower outside his cell.

References:

Prosecutor in sex sting hung himself in shower, autopsy shows (10/08/07)

Prosecutor jailed on child sex charges commits suicide (10/05/07)

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