Mo. man who attempted suicide guilty of molestation

Thursday, September 6, 2012

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri man who tried to commit suicide by walking into traffic on Interstate 55 in April has pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation.

Quinton Headrick Jr. of Cape Girardeau entered the plea Wednesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The victim told her mother about the attempted sexual assault in April and relatives contacted police. Two days later, authorities say Headrick parked his car along the interstate, shot himself in the face, then walked onto the roadway where he was hit by a tractor-trailer.

He survived what were called life-threatening injuries.

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concernedcitizen76 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This guy's father is a convicted child molester too. I'm glad he survived being shot in the face and hit by a tractor trailer. He needs to pay for the crime he has committed. Suicide would have been the easy escape for him.

eileen10 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Once he gets to prison the inmates will take real good care of him and Jr. will bend over to thank them for their hospitality.

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