John David Roy Atchison
Florida Federal Prosecutor John David Roy Atchison was arrested following an Internet sting operation. He allegedly flew to Detroit, Michigan planning to have sex with a five-year-old girl. He committed suicide at age 53 in his jail cell while awaiting trial.
Fast Facts
- Born: August, 1954
- Lived in Pensacola, Florida
- Alma mater: University of Florida, Cumberland Law School at Samford University
- Practicing law since the mid-'80s
- Assistant U.S. Attorney in northern district of Florida
- Spouse: Barbara Atchison
- Had three children
- First attempted to hang himself on September 20, 2007
- Died: October 5, 2007
The Crime
- Atchison pleaded "not guilty" to enticement of a minor using the Internet and knowingly traveling interstate to engage in illicit sex
- Negotiated with an undercover cop posing as the fictional girl's mother
- Arrested by authorities at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
- Had a child's doll, earrings, and petroleum jelly when arrested
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