Ryan Loskarn who was terminated as Lamar Alexander’s Chief of Staff in December after being arrested on child pornography charges died yesterday. He died of an apparent suicide. According to media reports he hung himself in the basement of his parents house in Maryland.

Read this news article from the Daily Times of Maryville. The home town news paper of Senator Lamar Alexander of TN. From the article it says,

Loskarn was well versed in Senate procedure and was considered a sharp prognosticator of how debates and standoffs would play out. He was known to share colorful anecdotes and keen observations about body language and mood in the Senate.