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A 74-year-old Redlands man who committed suicide Wednesday evening was identified Thursday as a convicted child molester who failed to appear for his sentencing last week.
Redlands police had gone to a hotel room to serve an arrest warrant charging Walter Ward Davis with failing to appear in San Bernardino County Superior Court on July 30, police spokesman Carl Baker said.
"Before the officer even had a chance to knock on the door, he heard a shot and the sound of a body hitting the floor," Baker said.
A revolver was found beneath the man's body shortly after the 5:50 p.m. shooting at the Sunrise Motel, in the 1400 block of West Redlands Boulevard.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office later identified him as Davis.
Davis pleaded guilty July 2 to felony charges of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, according to court records.
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