Former judge dies in farm accident

Homer, Michigan

WTBV News out of Michigan reports a former judge has died after a farming accident on Tuesday.

72-year-old Conrad Sindt was killed in the accident that was reported around 2:45 p.m.

Local officials told the Battle Creek Enquirer that Sindt was cutting wood when the accident took place. According to Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton, Sindt was trying to pull a tree when another fell on him.

Sindt served as a judge from 1991 until his retirement in 2015.