USA Today29d
Man arrested in 1985 murder of couple at a Georgia church after original suspect exonerated
On Monday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of Erik Kristensen Sparre, 61, who was charged with two counts of felony murder and aggravated assault for the deaths of couple ...
New York Daily News9d
Georgia judge found dead in courtroom of apparent suicide on last day in office
Investigators said he had died either Monday night or early Tuesday morning. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will perform an autopsy to confirm Yekel’s cause of death. “He was in the ...
New York Post8d
Georgia judge found dead in courtroom on final day on bench in apparent suicide
His death is being investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will perform the autopsy. Authorities said Yekel died sometime late Monday or ...
CBS News29d
Georgia man arrested in 1985 church murders of Black couple after original suspect spent 2 decades in prison
Erik Kristensen Sparre, 61, was jailed on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in the killings of Harold and Thelma Swain, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Monday.
Law22d
Georgia Law Firm's Longtime Office Manager Charged With Theft of IOLTA Funds
Melissa Mirick, 50, of Cairo, Georgia, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Dec. 9 on charges related to a report of misappropriation of funds from South Georgia Law ...
The New York Times29d
Georgia Man Charged With 1985 Murders of Couple in Church
was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the 1985 deaths of the Swains, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced on Monday. Dennis Perry, who is now 62 ...
People9d
Georgia Judge Dies by Suicide in Courtroom on Last Day in Office
Representatives from the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office shared a news release with PEOPLE confirming that they conducting the investigation ... and that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ...
WSB-TV23d
GBI accuses GA woman of stealing millions from law firm
GEORGIA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested and charged a Georgia woman with forgery and theft by taking. The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the GBI on ...
NBC New York9d
Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on his final day on the bench
Court was not in session Tuesday, the sheriff said, adding that Yekel’s autopsy will be conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Yekel was admitted to the state bar on June 14 ...
FOX 5 Atlanta8d
Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on final day on bench
His death is being investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will perform the autopsy. Authorities said Yekel died sometime late Monday night ...
Yahoo News Singapore9d
Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
His death is being investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Yekel was appointed to the state court in 2022. He recently attempted to resign from ...