From Deseret News archives:
Jeffs tried to kill self, papers say
Unsealed evaluation says he tried to hang self in cell
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A few days later, doctors said Jeffs was observed "throwing himself against the walls," which led jail staff to give him a tranquilizer.
When pressed about whether he was really intending to kill himself, Jeffs told Nielsen, "not really." The report said Jeffs claimed to be feeling better, which he attributed to "prayer and study."
Jeffs was diagnosed with a depressive disorder and ultimately declared competent to stand trial. The FLDS leader recently was convicted of rape as an accomplice, a first-degree felony, for performing a marriage between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin.
A 5th District Court judge in St. George ordered more documents unsealed Tuesday after requests from several news media outlets, including the Deseret Morning News, and a private investigator.
"Obviously, in Warren's own words he is a fraud," said Sam Brower, the private investigator who has been looking into Jeffs and the FLDS Church for lawyers suing the polygamist sect.
Transcripts
Other papers released include transcripts of Jeffs' jailhouse conversations in which he renounced his role as "prophet" of the FLDS Church.
In a visit that was videotaped Jan. 25 at the Purgatory Jail, Jeffs met with his brother, Nephi. He dictates a message of hope to his followers, saying that the Lord is testing them. Then, he tells his brother: "Write this down."
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