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Shawn Stines News Updates | Court TV

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines is accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in chambers following an argument.

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https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/g-s1-25793/video-shows-the-moment-a-kentucky-judge-was-shot-to-death

Oct 1, 2024

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Police say Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines dialed his daughter’s number from District Judge Kevin Mullins’ phone, then pulled his gun and shot Mullins repeatedly inside his own chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19.

Kentucky State Police later clarified that they have no evidence the daughter’s phone number was on the judge’s phone before the sheriff dialed it, despite court testimony that suggested that. Trooper Matt Gayheart, a state police spokesman, attributed the confusion to what he called a “misleading” exchange during the preliminary hearing.

“It was very confusing,” Gayheart said. “I was even confused watching it.”

It’s not clear why the sheriff called his daughter from the judge’s phone. Gayheart says Stines’ daughter did not answer.

 

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

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Clip posted on YouTube on Oct 3, 2024 after the probable cause hearing.

 

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Lawyer for Sheriff Who Killed Judge Says It Wasn't Planned, Will Use 'Extreme Emotional Disturbance' Defense

A lawyer for Shawn “Mickey” Stines, the Kentucky sheriff accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, says the fatal shooting wasn’t planned, arguing that the incident 'occurred in the heat of passion.'

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When questioned if the killing happened because of what Stines might have seen on the phone, Stamper responded: “It could be, but I don’t know that for a fact,” the AP reported.

The two men had eaten lunch earlier that day with a handful of people, Stamper testified, per the Courier Journal.

Stamper said Stines didn’t divulge a motive behind the slaying.