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Former Kentucky sheriff faces trial in killing of judge

LIVE: Former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge in court

LIVE UPDATES: Video of the shooting is played in court. As the video plays, people in the courtroom can be heard crying. The lead investigator says that video cameras were constantly running in the judge's rooms. Stines' lawyer asks if this is normal. The lead investigator says four people were in the next room during the shooting. Someone was heard saying, “Help, help.” A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge is in court Tuesday afternoon. Mickey Stines of Letcher County is charged with murder in the death of District Judge Kevin Mullins. That was him. He was shot several times in his rooms last month. Stine has a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon. Watch it live in the player above. He was arraigned via video last week, and Tuesday will be his first actual courtroom appearance. The governor asked him to resign as sheriff, and he did just that on Monday. This story is being updated.

LIVE UPDATES:

  • Video of the shooting will be played in court. As the video plays, people in the courtroom can be heard crying.
  • The lead investigator says that video cameras were constantly running in the judge's rooms. Stines' lawyer asks if this is normal.
  • The lead investigator says four people were in the next room during the shooting. Someone could be heard saying, “Help, help.”


A former Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge will be in court Tuesday afternoon.

Mickey Stines of Letcher County is charged with murder in the death of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Last month he was shot several times in his chambers.

Stine has a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon. Watch it live in the player above.

He was arraigned via video last week and Tuesday will be his first actual courtroom appearance.

The governor asked him to resign as sheriff, and he did just that on Monday.

This story will be updated.