John Geddert coaching in 2014
Lansing-area gymnastic coach John Geddert, who was linked to Dr. Larry Nassar, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday afternoon after being charged earlier in the day by Michigan's attorney general with 24 crimes.
ABC News reports that he was found dead at a rest stop off I-96 near Lansing in Clinton County.
He was to be arraigned in mid-afternoon at Eaton County District Court on charges that included human trafficking, criminal sexual assault, lying to a law enforcer and racketeering.
Geddert, a mid-Michigan native and 2012 USA Olympic coach, owned Twistars USA, a prominent gymnastics facility in the capital area where multiple sexual-assault victims of Larry Nassar trained. In January 2018, USA Gymnastics suspended Geddert as a result of the Nassar scandal.