A 37-year-old man despondent over a February 18th federal court conviction committed suicide in Yosemite Monday night after plunging into the creek above Yosemite Falls.
Connecticut Post: As of late Wednesday, park rangers had not found the body of David Zerbe, who recently received additional time from U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to file motions to overturn his conviction on making a false representation on a U.S. Department of Labor job application and twice misrepresenting himself as a DOL investigator following his termination.
The charges carry a possible maximum 11-year prison term, but more than likely Zerbe would not have received anywhere near that term.
“I don’t believe the government was going to seek his incarceration,” said Robert Golger, a Fairfield lawyer who until recently represented Zerbe, who was free on $150,000 bond.
Zerbe’s siblings said Wednesday their brother was “very despondent” over the felony conviction which ended any chance he had of obtaining a teaching degree. Several of his family members are on their way to Yosemite.