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, …

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Review Ordered Over Sentencing of Man Convicted in Shaking Death of Toddler Maya Chappell

SHOTTON COLLIERY, COUNTY DURHAM – The sentencing of Michael Daymond, who killed two-year-old Maya Chappell, is under review amid concerns that it may be too lenient. Daymond, who was in debt with drug dealers at the time, shook the toddler to death after learning that his benefits had been stopped in September 2022. As a result, Maya suffered severe, unsurvivable brain trauma and died two days after being found critically injured. Daymond was sentenced to …

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