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A local sheriff ate lunch with a prominent district judge hours before allegedly shooting the judge in his chambers, according to a court official, who said the killing last Thursday has stunned the small community of Letcher County, Kentucky.

Circuit Clerk Mike Watt saw District Judge Kevin Mullins and Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shortly before noon on Thursday, he told CNN affiliate WKYT, describing the kind of encounter that might happen among coworkers in any workplace across the country.

“We were kind of joking around about national politics … And then I talked to the sheriff about attending the sheriff’s association (conference) last week in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and asked him how that went,” Watts said. “And then they went down the street to eat lunch.”

Later that day, Stines, 43 – a man whose role made him responsible for judge’s personal security – fatally shot Mullins, 54, inside the Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg, according to Kentucky State Police. Stines was arrested at the courthouse and is now facing a first-degree murder charge, authorities said.

What transpired in the judge’s chambers moments before the fatal shooting that afternoon is unclear, though state police said the preliminary investigation indicated an argument took place between the two men inside the judge’s chambers.

After the heated conversation, a 911 call reported shots fired on the second floor of the courthouse just before 3 p.m., then the district judge of 15 years was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead, Kentucky State Police said.

“The whole county is just devastated by this,” Watts said, nodding to the void left in the local justice system. “We’ve not only lost our sheriff and district judge, but I’ve lost two personal friends that I worked with daily.”

“I don’t know what happened or, or what the reason was,” Watts said. “I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on, on why and maybe that will be able to help us all heal.

“But the entire county and community is just in shock.”

 
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Shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers was played Tuesday at the preliminary hearing for the former sheriff accused of his murder.

Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, who officially resigned Monday as sheriff of Letcher County, appeared in court in a jail uniform and handcuffs as prosecutors presented their evidence in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause to refer the first-degree murder charge to a grand jury. Defense attorneys did not deny that Stines shot Mullins, 54, last month, but suggested Stines was experiencing an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting.

“I think they’ve established probable cause for manslaughter first, but not murder,” defense attorney Jeremy Bartley told the judge.

Stines entered a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment last week.


A clip of surveillance video from the judge’s chambers – which has no audio – appears to show Mullins crouching behind his desk as Stines shoots him multiple times. As Stines prepares to walk out of the room, Stines appears to see Mullins moving again under his desk and fires several more shots.

As the video played, Stines turned his head away from the screen and then lowered his eyes. Several people in the gallery on the prosecution side of the courtroom could be heard sobbing and moaning.

The video only played in court for 20 seconds, but the Kentucky State Police said the full recording of their interaction, which wasn’t shown, was much longer.

Stines and Mullins had eaten lunch with a group at a restaurant prior to the shooting, and no witnesses observed any anger in their conversation, according to Kentucky State Police Det. Clayton Stamper, the only witness who testified at the hearing. But Stamper said witnesses at the lunch told police about one notable exchange.

“I was told that the judge made a statement to Mickey about, ‘Do we need to meet private in my chambers?’” said Stamper.


The prosecution did not present a motive in the shooting, but the detective affirmed Stines was seen in a section of the surveillance video not played in court calling his daughter on his own phone, and then asking to see Mullins’ phone, and the judge complied.

The full video shows Stines stood up and began shooting only seconds after looking at the judge’s phone, the detective testified.

“I was told that Sheriff Stines had tried to call his daughter, and he had tried to call his daughter from the judge’s phone also,” said Stamper, who confirmed that phone records showed that the cell phone of Stines’ daughter had previously been called from the judge’s phone.

Stines surrendered himself to law enforcement immediately after the shooting, according to Stamper, and made a confusing statement.

“When he was taken into custody, I was told by one of the other officers there that he made the comment, ‘They’re trying to kidnap my wife and kid,’” he said.

Stamper said Stines was “mostly calm” by the time he arrived at the shooting scene.
“Basically, all he said was, ‘Treat me fair,’” Stamper said.

 
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The family has said the judge wasn't having sex with the daughter. Message boards from that area say the word on the ground was that the wife had left the sheriff and taken the daughter and the judge had been acting as an intermediary between the two.
 
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kvr28 said:
Story is getting weirder


Shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers was played Tuesday at the preliminary hearing for the former sheriff accused of his murder.

Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, who officially resigned Monday as sheriff of Letcher County, appeared in court in a jail uniform and handcuffs as prosecutors presented their evidence in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause to refer the first-degree murder charge to a grand jury. Defense attorneys did not deny that Stines shot Mullins, 54, last month, but suggested Stines was experiencing an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting.

“I think they’ve established probable cause for manslaughter first, but not murder,” defense attorney Jeremy Bartley told the judge.

Stines entered a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment last week.


A clip of surveillance video from the judge’s chambers – which has no audio – appears to show Mullins crouching behind his desk as Stines shoots him multiple times. As Stines prepares to walk out of the room, Stines appears to see Mullins moving again under his desk and fires several more shots.

As the video played, Stines turned his head away from the screen and then lowered his eyes. Several people in the gallery on the prosecution side of the courtroom could be heard sobbing and moaning.

The video only played in court for 20 seconds, but the Kentucky State Police said the full recording of their interaction, which wasn’t shown, was much longer.

Stines and Mullins had eaten lunch with a group at a restaurant prior to the shooting, and no witnesses observed any anger in their conversation, according to Kentucky State Police Det. Clayton Stamper, the only witness who testified at the hearing. But Stamper said witnesses at the lunch told police about one notable exchange.

“I was told that the judge made a statement to Mickey about, ‘Do we need to meet private in my chambers?’” said Stamper.


The prosecution did not present a motive in the shooting, but the detective affirmed Stines was seen in a section of the surveillance video not played in court calling his daughter on his own phone, and then asking to see Mullins’ phone, and the judge complied.

The full video shows Stines stood up and began shooting only seconds after looking at the judge’s phone, the detective testified.

“I was told that Sheriff Stines had tried to call his daughter, and he had tried to call his daughter from the judge’s phone also,” said Stamper, who confirmed that phone records showed that the cell phone of Stines’ daughter had previously been called from the judge’s phone.

Stines surrendered himself to law enforcement immediately after the shooting, according to Stamper, and made a confusing statement.

“When he was taken into custody, I was told by one of the other officers there that he made the comment, ‘They’re trying to kidnap my wife and kid,’” he said.

Stamper said Stines was “mostly calm” by the time he arrived at the shooting scene.
“Basically, all he said was, ‘Treat me fair,’” Stamper said.

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Holy shit. This is like a IRL thriller movie.
 
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oblongo said:
The family has said the judge wasn't having sex with the daughter. Message boards from that area say the word on the ground was that the wife had left the sheriff and taken the daughter and the judge had been acting as an intermediary between the two.
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Ok, that makes more sense. I thought someone was influencing the sherriff to kill the judge for corrupt purposes.
 
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oblongo said:
The family has said the judge wasn't having sex with the daughter. Message boards from that area say the word on the ground was that the wife had left the sheriff and taken the daughter and the judge had been acting as an intermediary between the two.
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So this dude's just a murderer?
 
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