[Hot Tabasco]

but assumed charged meant he was taken into custody?

Apparently you assumed wrong, he was charged today but was not taken into custody thus was able to commit suicide at home...............

[LeoTDB69]

I see. That would make more sense. One of the links from earlier states “arrested” in the URL so I think I got the assumption there that he was in custody.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-john-geddert-former-us-olympics-gymnastics-coach-arrested-20210225-u55ha5jflvf43dshqbu32spmsi-story.html