‘We’re all shook’: A close-knit Kentucky community is grappling with the jailing of their sheriff in the killing of a district judge
A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a prominent district judge in his chambers Thursday – spurring residents to wonder what could have triggered the shooting and prompting calls for better courthouse security.
Kentucky sheriff charged with murder of judge who was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said. He was charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Police seek motive for sheriff accused of shooting Kentucky judge
The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ignoring sexual abuse inside the courthouse.
Kentucky judge fatally shot inside his chambers by local sheriff, police say. Here's what we know so far.
A judge was fatally shot in his chambers by a local sheriff after an argument at a courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky., on Thursday, state police say. District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Residents of a tiny Appalachian town are struggling to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and the local
Kentucky sheriff accused of killing prominent judge
The fatal shooting stunned the tight-knit town of Whitesburg, the county seat, with a population of about 1,700 people, 145 miles southeast of Lexington.
Prayer vigil held in Whitesburg in wake of sheriff allegedly killing judge
Whitesburg residents gathered outside of the Letcher County Veterans Memorial Museum to pray for the community after Sheriff Mickey Stines allegedly shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins Thursday.
Kentucky community waits for answers following shooting death of judge; sheriff charged
The community of Whitesburg, Kentucky is in shock following the aftermath of a shooting resulting in a judge's death and the arrest of the county's sheriff.
Kentucky sheriff charged in judge's death allegedly ignored deputy's abuse of woman in his chambers
The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to investigate allegations that one of his deputies repeatedly sexually abused a woman in the same judge's chambers.
A Kentucky judge was shot inside a Whitesburg courthouse. Where is Letcher County?
A district judge is dead and a county sheriff has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
The latest: Kentucky sheriff faces murder charge over courthouse killing of judge
A Kentucky sheriff faces murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a local judge in his chambers on Thursday afternoon. Authorities say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins,
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Letcher County sheriff arrested, faces murder charge in deadly courthouse shooting
Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting at ...
Whitesburg residents speak on the impact felt by the community after courthouse shooting
Communities across Kentucky were rocked on Thursday after a courthouse shooting took place in the small town of Whitesburg.
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Kentucky judge shooting stuns Letcher County. Who is Sheriff Mickey Stines? Who is Kevin Mullins?
Where is Letcher County, Kentucky? Sheriff Mickey Stines accused of killing judge in courthouse. What to know about the ...
Letcher County official shares what he knows about shooting
Mike Watts, the Letcher County Circuit Court clerk, shared new information Friday about what he knows regarding the shooting ...
A Couple Found the Kentucky Highway Shooter's Remains by Being Bounty Hunters for a Week, They Say
It was a married couple who discovered remains that authorities believe were a man who opened fire on a Kentucky highway ...