Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Johnson City business owner and accused child rapist is released from hospital care Wednesday following a suicide attempt.
An update from the U.S. Marshals Service says Sean Williams was transported back to jail and remains under close supervision. Officials say Williams will attend a
court appearance in Greeneville Thursday, December 21 as scheduled. Williams is due in court at 2:00 p.m.
U.S. Marshals say despite heavy supervision in an isolation cell at the Blount County Jail, Williams managed to stab himself Tuesday night; he was stabilized and transported to a local hospital for treatment of a puncture-type wound.
The agency says it is unknown how Williams created the wound but that the incident is under investigation.
