Letcher County Sheriff, Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in the courthouse about 3 p.m. Thursday in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
Judge Mullins was pronounced dead after getting shot multiple times by Stines following an alleged argument the two had in the judge’s chambers.
After turning himself in and getting arrested at the scene, Stines is now facing first-degree murder charges. Stines is being held in jail in the neighboring Leslie County.
The court system is looking for a judge to take over the case and set an arraignment sometime next week.
By - FZ
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