LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — According to a social media post, Nick Whitaker has been appointed as a the next Letcher County District Judge for the 47th District. He replaces Kevin Mullins ...

If a jury rules the former sheriff acted out of extreme emotional disturbance, he could be convicted of first-degree manslaughter or a lesser crime.

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WCYB) — Three Appalachian School of Law graduates have been nominated to replace slain Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey ...

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A former Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting and killing a judge in his chambers will undergo a psychiatric evaluation.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse last September ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/WYMT) - Prosecutors filed a motion to have former Letcher County sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Stines is charged with the murder of ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice via AP; AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley The Kentucky ...

EVERYBODY’S TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY. THAT’S WHAT WE A rural county in the center of Kentucky likely experienced a tornado during Wednesday night's storms.Taylor County is about 88 miles ...

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Pineiroa’s indictment is the second time in recent months a Kentucky sheriff has been in the spotlight for alleged misdeeds. In September, then-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was ...