A former U.S. attorney who resigned under pressure in 2004 after the U.S. Justice Department determined he had abused his authority is facing a felony aggravated stalking charge, according to court documents.

Richard S. Thompson, U.S. attorney of the Southern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004, spent a week in the Glynn County Detention Center near St. Simons Island before he was released on bond Monday, detention center personnel confirmed.

Thompson was released only after agreeing to report immediately to a psychiatric hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. for treatment after posting a $10,000 surety bond, according to special conditions listed on the bond order. Thompson's bond conditions also require that he complete a state-sponsored, 24-week family violence intervention program intended to rehabilitate defendants charged with family violence offenses.