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Roy Atchison

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*Traveling across state lines to have sex with someone under 12, a charge added on [[September 18]] which carries a potential life sentence.
Atchison lives in On [[Gulf BreezeSeptember 20]] , Atchison attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself with his wife Barbaraa bed sheet, a teacher but was stopped by guards at [[Gulf Breeze High School]], and their three children. He attended the University of Florida and received his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He Sanilac County Jail where he was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986 and has worked in the Ubeing detained.S<ref>"Atchison attempts suicide. Attorney's Office in Pensacola since the late 1980s" Associated Press, September 20, handling mostly asset forfeitures2007.</ref>
Prior to his arrest, Atchison lived in [[Gulf Breeze]] with his wife Barbara, a teacher at [[Gulf Breeze High School]], and their three children. He attended the University of Florida and received his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986 and has worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pensacola since the late 1980s, handling mostly asset forfeitures. He was also president of the [[Gulf Breeze Sports Association]]. Vice president [[Mike Mabry]] told the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'', "Honestly, we're trying to put this behind us. Our goal is to be here for the kids. This is the last thing the kids need. We will move forward."<ref name="jailed"/> Responding to concerns stemming from the comment, "I've done it plenty," [[Gulf Breeze Police]] Chief [[Peter Paulding]] assured residents the department had received no local complaints against Atchison.<ref>"Gulf Breeze officials allay parents' fears." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 20, 2007.</ref>
Atchison is a longtime friend of [[Gulf Breeze City Manager]] [[Edwin "Buz" Eddy]], who said he hopes the charges are the result of a misunderstanding. "Before reading about this, I would have trusted him with my wife and kids."<ref>"Child sex sting nabs U.S. prosecutor." ''Detroit News'', September 18, 2007.</ref>

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