Published on: 03/24/2025
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Mon, March 24th 2025 at 7:56 AMUpdated Mon, March 24th 2025 at 7:57 AM
Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines looks over at the prosecutors during his arraignment at the Morgan County Courthouse in West Liberty, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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KentuckySheriffJudgeMurderInsanityDefenseStinesCourthouseLETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WZTV) — A former Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge inside his courthouse chambers is planning to use an insanity defense in his trial, Fox News Digital reports.
Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins. A new court filing, reported by Fox News, says Stines now plans to plead insanity.
RELATED | Kentucky town in shock after local sheriff allegedly kills judge in courthouse
Stines is accused of shooting Mullins in the judge's chambers last September. Authorities said the two had been friends for two decades.
Stines was indicted on one count of murder of a public official andpleaded not guiltyin November.
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