Nick Whitaker has been appointed as a the next Letcher County District Judge for the 47th District. He replaces Kevin Mullins, who was shot and killed in his chambers in September 2024.

The attorney for former Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is planning to argue that his client is not culpable for the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins by way of ...

A frame grab from released video surveillance footage shows then-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, right, standing in the office of District Judge Kevin Mullins Sept. 19 ...

May 29, 1979 - US District Judge John Wood is killed by a contract killer allegedly tied to a drug-smuggling case the judge is handling. Three members of the Chagra family are later convicted of ...

A grand jury indicted former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines on one count of murder of a public official last week. Stines, 43, is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins on ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A new district judge was appointed for the 47th Judicial District in Letcher County. In a post on social media, Nick Whitaker said that Gov. Andy Beshear called and ...

Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, 43, is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in his office in September.