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Arguments persist over second mental evaluation of former Letcher Co. sheriff

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LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) — Prosecutors for the Commonwealth of Kentucky are continuing to push for a second mental health evaluation of Shawn Mickey Stines, the former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a judge in his chambers. Stines has been charged with first-degree murder and murder of a public official after allegedly fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the Letcher County courthouse on Sept. 19, 2024. Stines's ment…

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WATE broke the news in Nashville, United States on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
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