Kentucky sheriff steps down amid charges

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines has resigned amid charges of shooting and killing a local judge.

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October 1, 2024 - 2:08 PM

Letcher County Courthouse on Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Photo by Beth Musgrave/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS

The Kentucky sheriff charged with shooting and killing a local judge is stepping down.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines decided to retire effective Monday, his attorney, Jeremy Bartley, said in a statement.

Gov. Andy Beshear called on Stines to resign last week and said if he didn’t, he would start the process of removing Stines.

Stines had served the community more than 22 years, Bartley said.

Stines, 43, is charged with shooting Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, to death in Mullins office in the county courthouse on Sept.…

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