A despondent George Anthony, was found alive this morning in a Daytona Beach motel with what appeared to be a suicide note, after his family had reported him missing late Thursday. Anthony is the grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Anthony.
Daytona Beach police took Anthony into custody under the Baker Act after finding him in a motel. The Baker Act allows authorities to hold someone at a mental-health facility for up to 72 hours while they are evaluated by physicians.
Anthony did not show up for a 4 p.m. meeting with his wife, Cindy, and their attorney Brad Conway. George Anthony sent several text messages to his family members suggesting that he wanted to end his life, Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said this morning.
Orange County detectives were able to use pings from George Anthony's cell phone to track him to Daytona Beach near Bethune Point, according to Daytona Beach police. Officers began searching for George Anthony's black vehicle and spotted it at the Hawaii Motel in the 1300 block of South Ridgewood Avenue.
"(Anthony) basically said to us, you know, I just need to get away. I need to think things through. That's why he was there," Chitwood said. "He just wanted to be alone."
But the chief explained to Anthony that because of the situation, they could not leave. Chitwood offered to drive Anthony in his unmarked car to the hospital, and Anthony agreed.
George Anthony’s daughter, Casey Anthony, is accused of killing 2-year-old Caylee last summer. George and Cindy Anthony have been outspoken in their defense of the young mother.
Earlier this week more information about the murder case was made public. Detectives reported that a heart shaped sticker was placed on the duct tape that was wrapped around the child's mouth.
George Anthony was the last person, other than his daughter, to see Caylee Marie alive. On June 16, Casey Anthony and her 2-year-old daughter left the family home around noon. Caylee was never seen alive again.
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