‘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.
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.
Without a motive, Kentucky sheriff's shooting of judge leaves more questions than answers
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?
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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