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A judge from Arkansas was found dead at the bottom of a lake roughly 70 miles east of Little Rock on Sunday morning in what appears to be an accidental drowning, per authorities.

Police are investigating the death of an Arkansas County judge and attorney as an accidental drowning, according to a Jefferson County sheriffs office news release sent Sunday.

REYDELL, Ark. (AP) — The death of an Arkansas judge whose body was recovered from a lake is being investigated as an accidental drowning, authorities said. Jeremiah T. Bueker, 48, went missing Saturday night and his body was recovered the next morning from Mud Lake in Reydell, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Little Rock, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.

A judge from Arkansas has drowned in Mud Lake in Reydell, Arkansas. Jeremiah T Bueker was with his family before the fatal incident.

Police are investigating the death of an Arkansas County judge and attorney as an accidental drowning, according to a Jefferson County sheriffs office news release sent Sunday.

Dozens of people are arrested and booked into jail daily in Arkansas. Officers are working hard to make sure everyone is kept safe during that process.

It was a typical day at the Jefferson County Courthouse. And then it wasn't.

A supervisor at the Jefferson County jail who has been terminated twice before for using excessive force with inmates was terminated again last month for the same reason, but Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., who oversees the jail, overruled the termination and has allowed the person to retain his job.

Two men accused of dodging authorities following the death of a Pastoria man were arrested Thursday, the Jefferson County sheriff’s office said.

Nashville police data show criminal homicides are down by 40% during the first two months of the year compared to the same time last year.