KY, Judge Kevin Mullins killed, sheriff arrested, Letcher County courthouse shooting - Sep. 19, 2024 MEDIA, MAPS, & TIMELINE**NO DISCUSSION**

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/us/kentucky-judge-murder-stines-hearing/index.html

OCT 1, 2024



Shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers was played Tuesday at the preliminary hearing for the former sheriff accused of his murder.

Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, who officially resigned Monday as sheriff of Letcher County, appeared in court in a jail uniform and handcuffs as prosecutors presented their evidence in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause to refer the first-degree murder charge to a grand jury. Defense attorneys did not deny that Stines shot Mullins, 54, last month, but suggested Stines was experiencing an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting.


“I think they’ve established probable cause for manslaughter first, but not murder,” defense attorney Jeremy Bartley told the judge.

 

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New details revealed in court about what happened before Kentucky sheriff fatally shot judge

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines appeared in court on Tuesday and is facing a murder charge.

www.whas11.com

10/2/24

"I was told Sheriff Stines tried to call his daughter, and tried to call his daughter from the judge's phone also," Kentucky State Police Det. Clayton Stamper said.
Surveillance video capturing the entire shooting was played during the hearing. A woman could be heard shrieking from the back of the courtroom as Stines was seen firing his weapon several times at Mullins.
After the first series of shots, Mullins tried to take cover behind his desk. Stines is then seen walking around and firing more shots.
Just as Stines is about to exit the room, he stops and fires at Mullins again.
"He was mostly calm [after the shooting]," Stamper said. "I talked to him, but he didn't say anything about why this happened. He was calm. Kind of afraid. Basically all he said was, 'Treat me fair.'"

 

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https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/former-letcher-county-sheriff-accused-of-killing-judge-to-appear-in-court/?nxsparam=1

10/2/24

Bartley also argued that the charges against Stines should be amended down to manslaughter due to Stamper’s testimony that claimed there was no evidence to show the shooting was planned and was the result of “extreme emotional disturbance.”

The Commonwealth objected to this motion, which was ultimately sustained because Mullins was not believed to be armed at the time of the shooting.

 

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10/1/24

Sheriff v. Judge In Kentucky - What's Really Going On? Did The State Over Charge?​

 

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Shawn Stines Preliminary Hearing - Judge Shot by Sheriff Trial​

10/1/24

 

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Possible Motive Revealed of Sheriff Who Allegedly Shot, Killed Judge

The prosecutor plays surveillance footage of the shooting. Shawn 'Mickey' Stines' daughter's phone number was in judge Kevin Mullins' phone.

www.courttv.com

10/1/24

 

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10/2/24

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article293386104.html

 

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10/2/24

Kentucky judge murder case: What was alleged about former Sheriff Stines' motive?

Motive remains a key question in the murder case against former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines. Here's the latest.

www.courier-journal.com

 

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10/2/24 --

KentuckySheriff...They Were Going to Kidn*p my Wife & Daughter​

 

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Where do we go from here? - The Mountain Eagle

Two friends with seemingly no animosity between them, both with important jobs, and both well thought of in their communities. But last Thursday, something broke. A 20-year friendship came to a devastating end, when Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines pulled his duty weapon and shot...

www.themountaineagle.com

9/25/24

 

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10/2/24

Hearing raises more questions than answers - The Mountain Eagle

A preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Mickey Stines raised more questions than answers, despite a video clip showing the moment Stines pulled the trigger of his pistol and killed Letcher District Judge Kevin R. Mullins. Those are questions that likely won’t be answered anytime soon. Special...

www.themountaineagle.com

 

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10/2/24

Judge Adams has named Billy Jones, county’s school resource officer since 2019, as the county’s new sheriff - The Mountain Eagle

Letcher County has a new sheriff as of about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. Judge/Executive Terry Adams issued an executive order appointing Billy Jones to the position vacated Monday when Sheriff Mickey Stines retired under pressure after shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins. Jones has been the School...

www.themountaineagle.com

 

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https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/former-letcher-county-sheriff-accused-of-killing-judge-to-appear-in-court/?nxsparam=1

10/2/24

Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart told FOX 56 News on Wednesday that contrary to how it was stated in court, investigators won’t know if her number was saved in Mullins’ phone until forensic reports come back in a few weeks. However, the call log reportedly showed her number had been called prior to the shooting.

Surveillance video showed that the shooting occurred just moments after the calls were made.

Stamper said that Stines’ daughter has been interviewed with a parent present, but her phone was not collected as evidence yet.

 

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Post in thread 'Kentucky - Judge killed, sheriff arrested in Letcher County courthouse shooting - Sep. 19, 2024'

Wednesday at 1:17 AM

Erm I apologise in advance for the length....

PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING

1ST OCTOBER

PROSECUTOR - Can you state your name for the record?

DETECTIVE - Clayton Stamper.

PROSECUTOR - How are you employed?

DETECTIVE - I'm a detective with the Kentucky State Police assigned to post 13 hazard.

PROSECUTOR - How long have you been employed?

DETECTIVE - I've been with KSP a little over 24 years. A detective since 2006.

PROSECUTOR - And have you in the (inaudible), have you investigated the death of Kevin Mullins?

DETECTIVE...

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Stines looks forward to having full staff - The Mountain Eagle

A state-mandated tax settlement at the end of an outgoing sheriff ’s term coupled with late mineral tax bills issued by the state means Sheriff-elect Mickey Stines will be seriously shorthanded and seriously short on money when he takes office on January 7. Stines said the transition from...

www.themountaineagle.com

Jan 2, 2019

State law says an outgoing sheriff must make a settlement — pay off all bills and remit all collected taxes — at the end of his term. The incoming sheriff starts with little or no money in the accounts, and any tax bills that have not yet been collected.

That means Stines’s office won’t have much to work with until it begins collecting taxes this month.

Stines has already hired some of his staff, but he won’t be able to hire most until money starts flowing. He said Billy Jones, a Blackey native who has retired from the Nicholasville Police Department, has been approved by the Letcher County Board of Education to serve as school resource officer at Letcher County Central High School, and the sheriff ’s department will receive reimbursement from the school board for his salary. The department also receives part of the money for circuit court bailiff Mike Enfusse and new district court bailiff Ben Fields.

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Stines, 38, worked for seven months as a Neon police officer in 2001, for about a year for Sheriff Steven Banks in 2002, and has been a bailiff under Webb since Webb took office in January 2003.

ETA: Billy Jones was sworn in as the new Sheriff when Stines arrested/retired, and Ben Fields was terminated Feb 2022 after a civil suit filed against Fields and Stines (in Capacity as Sheriff). Fields was later criminally charged for SA of the Plaintiffs.

 

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