According to a social media post, Nick Whitaker has been appointed as a district judge in Letcher County. He replaces Kevin ...

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is planning an insanity defense for allegedly killing Kentucky District ...

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines has been indicted on one count of murder of a public official.

Stines is accused of fatally shooting Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the judge's chambers on September 19, 2024. A former Kentucky sheriff charged with the murder of Letcher ...

State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, fatally shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, after an argument Thursday afternoon inside the courthouse. A county sheriff shot and ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly fired at District Judge Kevin Mullins "following an argument inside the courthouse," officials say Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WCYB) — Three Appalachian School of Law graduates have been nominated to replace slain Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice via AP; AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley The Kentucky ...

If a jury rules the former sheriff acted out of extreme emotional disturbance, he could be convicted of first-degree ...

Former Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins died in his chambers on September 19, 2024, when he was fatally shot. The former Letcher County Sheriff, Shawn “Mickey” Stines, was arrested ...

A former Kentucky sheriff charged with the murder of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins is receiving a psychiatric evaluation to use for his defense when he eventually goes to trial.