A district judge in Letcher County, Kentucky, was shot and killed at the local courthouse Thursday by the local sheriff following an argument. The sheriff surrendered without incident and has been charged with first-degree murder.
A judge in a Kentucky town was shot and killed Thursday at the local courthouse and the local sheriff surrendered without incident.
The judge was announced dead at the scene, with police saying that preliminary investigation indicates the local sheriff shot Mullins multiple times after an argument inside the courthouse.was taken into custody, according to the Associated Press, and has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office will collaborate with a commonwealth's attorney in the region as special prosecutors in the case.Police said the investigation is still ongoing.
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