NATIONAL NEWS

Child porn suspect takes own life A suspect wanted on child pornography charges fatally shot himself while FBI agents raided his home, according to Special Agent in Charge Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta. At approximately 3:15 p.m. Monday, agents and officers of the FBI’s Safe Child Task Force, along with officers of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, attempted to arrest Sam Summerville, age 60, of Winder, Georgia, on Failure to Appear charges related to prior federal charges of Possession of Child Pornography. As these agents and officers approached Summerville’s home, located at 251 Natchez Circle, Winder, Georgia, he retreated further into the home and shot himself. Summerville was pronounced dead at the scene. Summerville, who was arrested approximately one year ago at his prior residence in Lawrenceville, Georgia on federal Child Pornography charges, was to begin trial in federal court last week but failed to appear. A bench warrant was promptly issued for his arrest. First Executive Dean to lead UTHSC medical colleges across state A nationwide search culminated in the appointment of Steve J. Schwab, MD, as the first executive dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine campuses. Reporting directly to the chancellor, Dr. Schwab will assume his role at UTHSC in late July. He will have overall administrative responsibility for the UTHSC College of Medicine campus locations in Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. Deans located on each of these campuses will report to Dr. Schwab. Serving as the most senior administrative leader for College of Medicine state-wide initiatives, such as the UT Cancer Institute and the UT Biodefense Network, Dr. Schwab will also work closely with the executive leadership of UTHSC’s affiliated teaching hospitals. Internationally recognized in the field of renal disease with more than 150 refereed publications and five books to his credit, he has presented his research nationally and across Europe and Asia. Scholarship established in honor of Knoxville attorney A University of Tennessee College of Law scholarship in memory of long-time Knoxville attorney Robert W. Ritchie, former president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, has been established by the Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation. Ritchie died April 28 after a battle with cancer. “As effective as he was as an attorney, Bob was renown for his courtroom civility,” Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Gary R. Wade of Sevierville said. “He was beloved and widely respected in the legal community and beyond for many reasons.”Ritchie, 67, served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army and was a founding member of the Ritchie, Dillard & Davies law firm. The TJC Foundation provides scholarships to students at each law school in the state. Donations in memory of Ritchie may be sent to Foundation Treasurer Suzanne Keith, 1903 Division Street, Nashville 37203.