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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Daily Mail9d
Georgia judge Stephen Yekel shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now probing the horrific incident. Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie said Yekel was discovered around 10am, but it appeared he had shot himself ...
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 ...
UPI9d
Georgia judge dead after shooting himself inside courtroom
All county offices likewise closed at noon. The county sheriff's department is investigating the matter, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducts an autopsy. Effingham County is located 30 ...
FOX 5 Atlanta9d
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 ...
First Coast News9d
Georgia judge dies by suicide in courtroom on last day in office
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will perform an autopsy to confirm the judge's official cause of death. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is handling the ...
The Independent9d
Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead by a deputy on Tuesday ...
Seattle Times9d
Georgia state judge dies by apparent suicide in courtroom
He said Yekel’s body will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner’s office for an autopsy. “He was in the courthouse, apparently by himself there this morning ...