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 the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP; Letcher ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff ... about four hours southeast of the Cincinnati area.Shawn M. Stines was arrested and charged with murder after ...

Less than a month since a Kentucky ... the Letcher County Courthouse. The Letcher County Coroner’s Office pronounced the judge dead at the scene. No one else was injured, and Stines surrendered ...

Less than a month since a Kentucky sheriff was arrested at the scene of a district judge's fatal shooting, the murder case against Shawn ... Stines, 43, is from Neon, Kentucky, and resides in ...

WHITESBURG, Kentucky – Since the local sheriff here allegedly gunned down the district judge last month, the people of Letcher County remain unsettled and perplexed by this one-of-a-kind killing. In ...

As questions mount in the high-profile case against former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines ... with Stines soon surrendering at the scene. Stines is charged with murder and has pleaded ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. — New details were revealed in court Tuesday about the events that led up to Kentucky Sheriff Shawn Stines fatally shooting a judge in his chambers. Stines, who resigned ...

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon in Morgan County for a preliminary hearing. Lead investigator, Kentucky State Police Detective ...