A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

Kentucky State Police Detective Clayton Stamper testified ... “Basically, all he said was ‘Treat me fair,‘“ the detective said. Shawn “Mickey” Stines had a preliminary hearing at Morgan County ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

Less than a month since a Kentucky sheriff was arrested at the scene of a district judge's fatal shooting, the murder case against Shawn "Mickey" Stines is now in the hands of a grand jury for a ...

Less than a month since a Kentucky sheriff was arrested at the scene of a district judge's fatal shooting, the murder case against Shawn "Mickey" Stines is now in the hands of a grand jury for a ...

Investigators say moments before Kentucky Sheriff Shawn Stines fired on Judge Kevin Mullins, the sheriff tried to call his 17-year-old daughter from the judge's phone. After the shooting the ...

Shawn "Mickey" Stines, the Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting a district judge dead in his chambers, did not plan the killing and was not in his right mind, according to his lawyer. "It was not ...

As questions mount in the high-profile case against former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines ... with Stines soon surrendering at the scene. Stines is charged with murder and has pleaded ...

A small-town Kentucky sheriff told officers to 'treat ... Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, 43, is accused of shooting dead District Court Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, last month in ...