(25 Nov 2024)
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Whitesburg, Kentucky – 25 November 2024
1. Various of Shawn Stines in court for a plea hearing
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A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday as he returned to the same courthouse where the two worked closely for years and where the attack occurred.
A grand jury indicted former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines last week on one count of murder of a public official. Stines, who served as sheriff for several years, resigned after the Sept. 19 attack at the courthouse in Whitesburg, a small town about 100 miles (146 kilometers) southeast of Lexington, near the Virginia border.
No bond was set during the hearing, so Stines will remain jailed in another county. The judge cited “community safety concerns” and the severity of the charge as reasons she declined to set a bond amount for Stines, who wore a gray jail uniform at the hearing.
The former sheriff is accused of gunning down District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers. Mullins, who held the judgeship for 15 years, died at the scene and Stines surrendered without incident. Stines could face the death penalty if he’s convicted of the murder charge.
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