Sources tell NewsNation that Stines and his wife "had some sort of a dispute" the night before he fatally shot Mullins.

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been indicted for the murder of Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot on September 19, 2024. Stines could face death penalty.As reported by the New York Post,

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge's shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday in the same courthouse where they worked together and where the attack occurred, and one of his attorneys later predicted they will present a compelling case in his defense.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a county judge in his chambers two months ago is due in court for an arraignment Monday, the first time the suspect will be back at the Letcher County courthouse since the shooting there.

Two months after video showed him shooting a Kentucky judge at point-blank range in his chambers, former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines has been indicted for murder.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death has pleaded not guilty. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines entered the plea Monday in the same Whitesburg courthouse where prosecutors say he killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in September.

Shawn Stines' attorney reportedly said that his clients' deposition in a sex abuse lawsuit just before the shooting could play a "crucial role" in his defense.

A former Kentucky county sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers in September has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

More than two months after the fatal shooting of Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins, ex-Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was back in court Monday.

NewsNation investigative producer Allison Weiner joins "Banfield" to break down some of the inside reports she's getting from Letcher County, Kentucky, where the former sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins in September.