MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee defense attorney who fled rape charges apparently killed himself when law officers caught up with him in Alabama.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted on Friday that 49-year-old David Whelan “reportedly produced a weapon and shot himself” as officers approached him in Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday.
The Murfreesboro attorney failed to appear in court on Sept. 4 on charges including rape, aggravated rape, statutory rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated kidnapping and promoting prostitution.
The TBI says he was accused of raping a baby-sitter and forcing clients to perform sex acts rather than pay attorneys fees.
TBI photo of how he looked before running
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