A rural Kentucky judge gunned down by a sheriff in his own chambers allegedly ran the courthouse like a “brothel” and brought women to his office in an ongoing sex-for-favors scheme, a witness told ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (Court TV) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to move the murder trial of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines out of the county where he’s accused of fatally shooting ...

Eastern Kentucky Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins inside his courthouse office one year ago. Facts of the case remain murky 365 days later, though recent court filings ...

Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines and slain Kentucky Judge Kevin Mullins shed new light on questions surrounding the case.

FILE - Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines, accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, looks at a witness during testimony at the Morgan County Courthouse in West Liberty, Ky ...

The rural Kentucky judge who was allegedly gunned down in his chambers last year by a local sheriff possibly ran a scheme by which he demanded sexual favors from women to get them out of trouble, an ...

Shawn “Mickey” Stines appears in Letcher County Circuit Court on Aug. 15, 2025. He is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins. Chris Leach [email protected] Prosecutors have ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WKYT) - A judge will consider several motions in a high-profile eastern Kentucky murder case involving a sheriff accused of killing a judge. That crime occurred nearly a nearly ago in ...

A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, ...

A lawyer for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines asked for a $50,000 bond for her client during a hearing Friday at the Letcher County Courthouse. Stines, 44, is charged with shooting ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 54-year-old District Judge Kevin Mullins The killing was captured on video, and showed Stines ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 54-year-old District Judge Kevin Mullins in 2024 Kentucky Court of Justice via AP; AP ...