A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.
The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines is being charged with the murder of Mullins following an argument inside the courthouse, which led to multiple shots being fired, according to Kentucky State Police.Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter said he was “shocked by this act of violence” and that the court system was “shaken by this news.”
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office will collaborate with a commonwealth’s attorney in the region as special prosecutors in the criminal case. Ellen DeGeneres Says She Should Have Told ‘Ellen’ Viewers “Go F*** Yourselves” Instead Of “Be Kind To One Another” In New Netflix Special
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