Death In Florissant Ruled Suicide

The Teller Co. Sheriff’s Office said Monday that a man found dead in Florissant over the weekend committed suicide. Relatives identified the man as Rocky Clark, and said he took his life because he was distraught over recent allegations of sex assault on a teenage girl.

Clark was found at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday near the lake of the Wilson Lakes subdivision. Neighbors reported seeing him riding a tractor in that area a short time before his body was found.

Sheriff Mike Ensminger said he couldn’t talk about how Clark died because the coroner’s office has not released its report yet.

Clark’s mother-in-law said he had been accused of sexually assaulting a neighbor.

“It was just more than he could handle,” said McDonald. “He couldn’t stand for the public to think poorly of him.”

On Wednesday, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants for Clark’s home on Freeman Drive, as well as for two people who live there.

“We feel real good about what we’ve obtained, and we’re going to go forward with it,” said Sheriff Mike Ensminger on Thursday.

Ensminger said the sex assault allegedly happened for “well over two years.” He said Thursday that an arrest warrant could be issued soon.

McDonald said she believed the allegations against her son-in-law were fabricated.

“I just don’t believe a word of it,” said McDonald. “I can’t believe anything bad about Rocky.”

McDonald said Clark leaves behind his wife and two children from a prior marriage.

The sheriff’s office said it is still investigating the sex assault case and expects to have more information this week.