Ex-Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty in Courtroom Drama Following Alleged Assassination of Kentucky Judge
Whitesburg, KY — A former sheriff in Kentucky, accused of the fatal courtroom slaying of a county judge, pleaded not guilty during a courtroom hearing Monday. The former law enforcement officer, 43-year-old Shawn “Mickey” Stines, stood accused of murder after the death of District Judge Kevin Mullins in Letcher County two months prior. The arraignment marked Stines’ first return to the scene at the Letcher County Courthouse since the alleged murder occurred. Dressed in a …