Retired Judge Conrad Sindt, a prominent and well-known figure at Homer in the Calhoun County, died in an accident at his home on Tuesday. Sindt had retired as a County Circuit Court Judge back in 2015 and was living in retirement.

According to the details shared by the Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton, the accident took place at around 2:45 p.m. At the time of the incident, Sindt was pulling a tree while operating a tractor. It was then that another tree fell down and hit him.

Sindt’s wife had stepped inside the home for a few minutes when the crash took place. She found him critically injured and notified the authorities of the incident. The emergency responders reached the site of the crash briefly and tried to revive Sindt by performing CPR. However, their efforts proved futile. Sindt was pronounced dead at the site of the crash.

Sindt had served as the county prosecutor for nearly a decade, from 1981 to 1990. He was then elected as a judge and continued to serve in this position for nearly 24 years, retiring from the post in 2015. During his service as a judge, Sindt was involved with many high-profile cases. He famously ordered a retrial in the Tom Foley murder trials when new witnesses agreed to testify after the first trial had concluded. He likewise ordered retrials for Lorinda Swain, a woman who had been wrongly convicted and spent seven years behind bars.

Chief Judge Michael Jaconette expressed deep regret over Sindt’s loss, citing that he was an iconic figure and a person who embodied diverse qualities like hard work, humor and a great intelligence.

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