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Prosecutors requested a judge deny Stines’ motion to dismiss his indictment. Stines claimed prosecutors withheld information ...
Shawn “Mickey” Stines, the former Letcher County sheriff, is charged with murder in the death of Letcher County Judge Kevin ...
The Commonwealth has argued that the indictment of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines should stand, despite ...
Prosecutors have asked a judge to uphold a murder charge against the former Letcher County sheriff accused of fatally ...
Troubled by low pay, Letcher County School bus drivers are threatening to stage a walkout this fall if they don’t get a 5% ...
Investigation after deadly shooting. The shooting occurred at the Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg, Kentucky, which is about 146 miles southeast of Lexington.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly killed Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in his chambers at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg following an argument, Kentucky State Police ...
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The bridge on KY 805 in Letcher County was recently removed. Donna Mullins lives in the Cromona ...
Mullins was appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear in 2009. Stines was elected as sheriff of Letcher County in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office will ...
According to Kentucky State Police, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines got into an argument with Mullins prior to shooting the judge inside his chambers on Sept. 19.
According to Kentucky State Police, a district judge in Letcher County was shot and killed in his chambers around 3 p.m. Thursday. In an update on Thursday night, Kentucky State Police Trooper ...
Whitesburg is a city in Letcher County and the county seat, which sits in southeast Kentucky. The county population is 21,548, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.