TOPEKA, Kan. — Attorneys representing former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Det. Roger Golubski told a federal judge Monday Golubski is dead.
Sources tell KSHB 41 Golubski was found dead at his home Monday on what was supposed to be the first day of his trial.
The sources say Golubski shot and killed himself at his home in Edwardsville.
The Edwardsville Police Department said the Kansas Bureau of Investigation would provide an update Monday.
KSHB 41's Charlie Keegan reports federal prosecutors and attorneys representing Golubski assembled around 11 a.m. Monday at a federal courtroom in Topeka. Golubski's attorneys told the judge he was dead. Prosecutors told the judge they would move to dismiss the case as a result.
Earlier Monday, KSHB 41 was at the federal courthouse in Topeka when one of Golubski’s attorneys told the judge, “I don’t have a client, your honor.”
The attorney told the judge that he spoke with Golubski Monday morning and that his client was “despondent” about media coverage of the trial.
The judge issued the arrest warrant for Golubski. As part of his release, Golubksi is required to wear a tracking device.
He is charged with six counts of deprivation of civil rights.
He is also charged with alleged involvement in a sex-trafficking ring.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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