Assistant U.S. Attorney, Accused Sex Offender Tries To Kill Himself

Fox News reports that John David Roy Atchison, the U.S. Assistant Attorney accused of traveling cross-country to engage in sexual activity with a 5-year-old girl has attempted to kill himself. 

Approximately 36 hours after a suicide watch was lifted, Atchison had used a prison bed sheet in an attempted hanging at about 4 AM. The suicide attempt was averted when another prisoner alerted prison officials.

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