Kentucky State Police Detective Clayton ... but not murder," Bartley said. Stines was first elected as sheriff in 2018, then re-elected in 2022. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

The attorney for former Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is planning to argue that his client is not culpable for the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins by way of ...

Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said at a Thursday evening news conference. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M.

A Kentucky judge was shot and killed in his ... on scene without incident shortly after officials arrive." "Sheriff Stines was placed under arrest and transported to a correctional facility.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice via AP ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. — Residents of a tiny Appalachian ... The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn ''Mickey'' Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times ...

With attorneys Kerri Bartley, left, and Jeremy Bartley, right, behind him, former sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines walks into the Letcher County courtroom in Whitesburg, Ky. Monday Nov. 25 ...

according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, fatally shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, after an argument Thursday afternoon inside ...