Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead on Tuesday in his own courtroom
Summary
Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, died by suicide in his courtroom on his last day in office after losing a re-election bid.
He was found Tuesday morning at Effingham County State Courthouse, with investigators believing the incident occurred late Monday or early Tuesday.
Yekel, appointed in 2022, had recently attempted to resign but was denied by Governor Brian Kemp.
He was also facing a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former court employee.
A bunch of shit is about to come out, I reckon. Only reason why he would off himself.
Looks like a storm of issues.
The position is non-partisan. I couldn't find anything obvious.
After reading the comments here it’s plain to see that the moral compass of lemmy is directly proportional to how the hive-mind happens to feel about the victim.
It’s pretty shameful to see so many people salivate while climbing over one another to see who can make the best joke about a man that committed suicide.
It seems that every day, you all become more and more like Reddit.
The devil went down to Georgia and he was lookin for a judge to appeal.
Used to be a part of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax office. Maybe it's just a case of the sin of pride.
Sounds weirdly similar to Bud Dwyer
You know some fool somewhere was criminaling just to be judged by this judge. Then this. How can the fool live with himself now?
What dat cult life does to a violent wacko in a costume.
An hero