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DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- George Anthony may be released today from Halifax Medical center in Daytona Beach. He was taken there Friday by police after his attorney called 911 and reported him missing and possibly suicidal.
In the call to the 911 dispatcher, attorney Brad Conway said, "George Anthony has been gone since 8:30 this morning and he has taken several bottles of medication from his house...We're worried he's done something to himself."
According to reports, George left home Thursday for a job interview. Later, his wife Cindy realized he'd taken a photo of her and his daughter
Casey (
photos) with him, along with two weeks' worth of sleep and blood pressure medication.
In addition, George had sent disturbing text messages from his cell phone saying, "he did not want to live anymore" and "he wanted to be with Caylee."
Police finally tracked him down through his cell phone signals. He was at a Daytona Beach motel. Officers say he was melancholy and despondent. They also found a multi page suicide note.
George agreed to go quietly to the hospital, where he was held under Florida's Baker Act, which allows authorities to hold a person against their will for 72 hours. That time period expires today and he could be released.
"George has been pushed to the brink what might have been another tragedy," Conway told station WFTV Friday afternoon.
The skeletal remains of George and Cindy's granddaughter,
Caylee Anthony (
photos), were found in a wooded area near their home in December.
Casey Anthony, who was living with her parents when Caylee went missing last summer, is charged with killing her. Casey maintains she is innocent.
