EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Clerk of Court in Effingham County, who is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is being accused of preventing a judge from accessing ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Three sources from the legal community, including courthouse staff, confirm State Court Judge Steve Yekel has died by suicide at the courthouse. According to ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia state court judge was found dead inside a courtroom Tuesday morning, the last day he was set to be in office, according to authorities. The Effingham County ...

The Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies said in a release that they found State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, on Tuesday morning. He appears to have died by suicide, with a self-inflicted ...

Deputies discovered State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, at the Effingham County Courthouse at around 10 a.m., the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Court was not in session ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - A Georgia judge was found dead inside a courtroom on New Year’s Eve, according to officials. WTOC reports State Court Judge Steve Yekel died by suicide ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Three sources from the legal community, including courthouse staff, confirm State Court Judge Steve Yekel has died by suicide at the courthouse. According to Effingham ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Clerk of Court in Effingham County, who is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is being accused of preventing a judge from accessing court ...