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Sheriff who killed judge pleads not guilty and has not resigned

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested after killing Letcher District Court Judge Kevin Mullins

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Sep 27, 2024
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Image: Sheriff Stines and Judge Mullins / official photos
Image: Sheriff Stines and Judge Mullins / official photos

What does it take to quickly get rid of a sheriff who killed a judge in his own chambers? Tell Kentucky governor Andy Beshear, left to make a show of demanding that the incarcerated lawman's resign. It's been decades since a Sheriff was fired in the state and it took six months to force him out.

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