Death by cyanide poisoning: A Missouri man guilty of the sexual assault of a minor killed himself, apparently with cyanide pills, right right in front of a shocked courtroom. The public suicide happened moments after Steve Parsons, 48, heard the judge's sentence: seven years behind bars for the statutory sodomy of a 14-year-old girl.<br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. <br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br />Authorities believe Parsons had the deadly poison in his mouth <br />when he entered the room. As the judge polled the jury after their verdict, Parsons approached County Sheriff Darren White and took a sip of water. Two minutes later, Parsons had a seizure and stopped breathing. En route to hospital he entered cardiac arrest and died.<br /><br />A subsequent search of his car turned up a note with the name and number of a chemical company. An investigation found that Parsons had bought 100 grams of cyanide online on June 25.<br /><br />In a disturbing parallel, an identical courtroom suicide took place in July 2012 when Wall Street trader Michael Marin was convicted of insurance fraud.
