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Police are investigating after a Georgia state choose was discovered lifeless in a courtroom on Tuesday.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies mentioned in a launch that they discovered State Court docket Decide Stephen Yekel, 74, on Tuesday morning.Â
He seems to have died by suicide, with a self-inflicted gunshot, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
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Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies mentioned in a launch that they discovered State Court docket Decide Stephen Yekel, 74. (State Court docket Decide Stephen Yekel through Fb)
His loss of life is being investigated by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will carry out the post-mortem.
Authorities mentioned Yekel died someday late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning.
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Yekel, who was appointed to the bench two years in the past by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, misplaced his election bid earlier this yr.Â
His time period was scheduled to finish Dec. 31, 2024.
Decide Stephen Yekel, 74, was discovered lifeless, with suspected self-inflicted gunshot wounds, on the Effingham County Courthouse in Springfield, Georgia. (Google Maps)
In a press release, the Effingham County Board of Commissioners mentioned that they had been “deeply saddened” by Yekel’s loss of life.
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“The Effingham County Board of Commissioners and employees are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life of Decide Steve Yekel on the Effingham County Courthouse right this moment, and we provide our condolences to his household and family members,” they mentioned.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Effingham County Board of Commissioners for remark.
