Kentucky sheriff charged with first-degree murder after shooting judge in courthouse – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – A shooting at a Kentucky courthouse this week left a veteran district judge dead.

According to police, the sheriff of rural Letcher County, Kentucky, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times after an argument broke out in the district courthouse. The nature of the argument is still unknown.

The 43-year-old sheriff was arrested without incident and is charged with first-degree murder. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, cases of serious threats against federal judges have more than doubled in the past three years.