They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only judge in the courthouse?

A Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot a judge early Thursday afternoon. Here's a look at the motive behind the Letcher County ...

Where is Letcher County, Kentucky? Sheriff Mickey Stines accused of killing judge in courthouse. What to know about the ...

Kentucky sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot Judge Kevin Mullins.

The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin ...

A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a ...

District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot inside the Letcher County Courthouse. Kentucky State Auditor of Public Accounts Allison ...

Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued ...

The police say a sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon before turning himself ...

The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal ...