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 ...

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) - 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 ...

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 ...

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 — Police in south Georgia are investigating the death of a state court judge. Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie says it appears Judge Steve Yekel died of a self ...

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 ...

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 ...