Published 09/19/2024 10:27:00 p.m.

Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse

A District Judge in rural Kentucky was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers, and Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was charged with murder, police reported.
The preliminary investigation suggests Stines shot Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times after an argument in the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter expressed shock at Mullins’ killing, saying the court was left “shaken” by the violence.

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The Independent

Sheriff arrested after Kentucky judge is shot dead in his chambers

Shooting at Letcher County Courthouse occured after argument

09/20/2024 1:01:00 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.

09/19/2024 10:53:25 p.m.·Canada

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CBC News

Kentucky sheriff charged in fatal shooting of judge inside courthouse chambers

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.

09/20/2024 10:11:49 a.m.·Canada

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NDTV

US Cop Shoots Dead Judge Inside His Office After Argument, Arrested

A county sheriff was charged with murder Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a district court judge in the southern US state of Kentucky. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was taken into custody in connection with a shooting at the Letcher County courthouse, the Louisville Courier Journal newspaper reported. He was charged with one count of murder in the first degree, according to CBS News. A spokesperson for police told the outlet t…

09/20/2024 1:26:13 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot at the local courthouse. The local sheriff has been charged with murder in the killing. The governor says

09/19/2024 10:10:23 p.m.·United States

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Daily Mirror

Police chief arrested over brutal murder of district judge inside courthouse

An American police chief stands accused of walking into a courthouse and shooting dead a district judge in his chambers after an argument – as the Governor of Kentucky speaks out on the horror crime

09/20/2024 6:32:54 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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