Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, accused of killing Mullins, once served as a bailiff in the judge’s courtroom.

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A Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot a judge early Thursday afternoon. Here's a look at the motive behind the Letcher County ...

Mullins was appointed in 2009 by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and was elected in his own right a year later, according to The ...

Kevin R. Mullins, 54, had been a District Judge in Letcher County, Ky., for 15 years. Before that, he was a prosecutor in ...

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District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot inside the Letcher County Courthouse ... "The whole community grew together with Judge ...

Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot in a courthouse at Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Thursday afternoon, according to ...

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