Kentucky Sheriff Arraigned for Murdering District Judge After Shared Lunch, Shaking Local Community to Its Core
Whitesburg, KY — In a tragedy that shook a rural Kentucky community, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, accused of fatally shooting Judge Kevin Mullins inside the courthouse last week, is due to be arraigned via video from jail on Wednesday. The hearing will take place about 100 miles from where the high-profile local figures clashed, avoiding the district where both the accused and the victim were prominent legal and law enforcement figures. Stines, 43, …