Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as its sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
The violence erupted after an argument inside the courthouse, police said. It wasn’t clear what led to the shooting.
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.
Residents in shock after courthouse shooting in Letcher County
Whitesburg is a very small, close-knit community in the Eastern Kentucky mountains and to say the community is in shock would be an understatement.
Small Kentucky town rocked after their sheriff is arrested in the killing of a prominent judge
Kentucky State Police say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument.
Kentucky town shaken after local sheriff charged with killing judge
WHITESBURG, Ky. — When Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn Stines, two longtime officials in a rural eastern Kentucky county, were seen getting ready to go to lunch Thursday, there was no obvious indication of ill will.
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.
Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder.
Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in killing of prominent judge
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder.
Kentucky town rocked as its sheriff is jailed in the killing of a 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.
Kentucky sheriff charged in fatal shooting of judge at courthouse
Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot in a courthouse at Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Thursday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police.
Kentucky Sheriff Arrested for Shooting Judge Dead in Courthouse
A sheriff in rural Kentucky was arrested on Thursday, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse, officials said. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines,
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.
Police seek motive for sheriff accused of shooting judge in chambers
The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ...
Letcher Co. residents say judge, sheriff both highly respected
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Letcher County courthouse shooting: Officials confirm Stines location in Leslie County
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Kentucky police find body believed to be that of man who shot 5 people on highway
Police on Wednesday said they had discovered a body believed to be that of a fugitive suspected of shooting and wounding five ...
Who is Mickey Stines? What to know about Letcher County sheriff accused in fatal shooting
Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines has been arrested in connection to a shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse on ...