PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A Kennewick firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a young girl tried to hang himself Tuesday night in the Franklin County jail.
The Tri-City Herald reports 34-year-old Ryan Gladstone is listed in critical condition at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
Jail Capt. Rick Long said an inmate attempted suicide in the jail, but referred questions to Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller, who confirmed that the inmate is Gladstone.
He was charged Wednesday in Benton County Superior Court with first-degree child molestation.
Court documents say the girl said Gladstone had her watch pornography earlier this month and touched her inappropriately. The girl told her mother.
