Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines has been indicted on one count of murder of a public official.

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.

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is planning an insanity defense for allegedly killing Kentucky District ...

As questions mount in the high-profile case against former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines ... took place just before 3 p.m. Sept. 19, with Stines soon surrendering at the scene.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly fired at District Judge Kevin Mullins "following an argument inside the courthouse," officials say Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

Authorities say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, on Thursday afternoon ...

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge inside his courthouse chambers is planning to use an insanity defense ...

New video connected to the shooting of Kentucky Judge Kevin Mullins by Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines shows the before and after.

Ex-Kentucky Sheriff Charged in Judge's Killing May Get Evaluated ... The killing rocked the small Appalachian community of Whitesburg, where residents knew Shawn “Mickey” Stines to be longtime friends ...