A Washburn man charged with multiple sex crimes was found dead on Wednesday.

Danny Boyd, Barry County Sheriff, said Wesley Roller, born 1950, took his own life and was found deceased at about 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Roller was charged in three separate cases with five felonies and two misdemeanors, all related to alleged child sex crimes. A pre-trial for all cases was held on Tuesday in Stone County, in the courtroom of Judge David Cole, and the jury trial was scheduled for Dec. 10-12 in Stone County.