A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

The sheriff shot the judge multiple times on Sept. 19 following an argument in the Kentucky courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.

Less than a month since a Kentucky sheriff was arrested at the scene ... Mullins served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Letcher County. He was appointed to the position of judge ...

MEANTI The new Letcher County, Kentucky, sheriff has been on the job for two weeks, and he's working to implement security changes.Sheriff Billy Jones replaced Mickey Stines, who resigned after ...

Sobs could be heard in a Kentucky courtroom Tuesday as prosecutors played a short video that appears to show Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shooting District Judge Kevin ...

The lawyer of the Kentucky sheriff who allegedly shot ... Jeremy Bartley, defense attorney for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, said the fatal shooting wasn’t planned and his client ...

The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday.

A new 1,400-inmate Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) federal prison facility has been approved for construction in Letcher County, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers said today.

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Letcher County Fiscal Court was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area ...

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has given the go-ahead for a new federal prison to be constructed in Letcher County. BOP Director ...