Reports: Brown apparently tried to commit suicide

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Embattled Houston hand surgeon Michael Brown's hospitalization was reportedly the result of an attempted suicide.

The former doctor, whose stunning fall from grace made headlines, went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 24.

He died at a Miami hospital on Friday after doctors removed life support.

Before being hospitalized, Miami Beach police say, Brown was discovered drunk, incoherent and lying in a closet in his Florida home, according to reports. A suicide note was found on a nightstand, and more than $16,000 was discovered in the closet, Houston's News92 FM, KPRC and the Houston Press report.

Brown's girlfriend, who wasn't identified, reportedly told police, "Brown has been depressed and has been having suicidal thoughts." Also, she reportedly said, he "mentioned in the past that since he is a doctor ... he has access to all kinds of prescription pills."

Brown had been living in Miami. At the time of his death, Houston courts were handling his bankruptcy case and he was going through a contentious divorce.

It is unclear how the divorce and imminent probate will be resolved.

On Oct. 25, a federal judge in Miami granted Brown's request to delay his 30-day prison sentence by a month.

The sentence, imposed in September, stemmed from his guilty plea to a criminal charge of interfering with a flight attendant in January.

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KPRC: Report: Michael Brown's hospitalization result of attempted suicide

News 92 FM: Suicide note found in surgeon Michael Brown's home

Houston Press: Police: Michael Brown attempted suicide