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
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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