"Shortly after the shots were fired, then-Sheriff Mickey Stines walked out of chambers, surrendered to the police and explained that 'They're trying to kidnap my wife and kid.' He's understandably been the top suspect for the murder ever since. The local Kentucky killing made national waves for a few reasons. One, you rarely hear of sheriffs shooting judges. Second, the judge was accused of running a sex ring out of his courthouse where women were coerced in to having sex to get reduced sentences."
"Stines pleaded not guilty to the murder of a public official. Before the trial starts, he and his legal team are trying to get the death penalty off the table. WCYB has coverage: A motion has been filed by the defense for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines in hopes of avoiding the death penalty...In the court filing, the defense wants a hearing to determine if Stines has a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness."
"You've gotta respect due process and there's no shame in attorneys going for any colorable argument that could help their client, but shouldn't any serious intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses have been sussed out during his time as a sheriff? Especially if said conditions made him prone to, I don't know, allegedly shooting people dead in broad daylight? Maybe they just do things differently in Kentucky."
Kentucky District Judge Kevin D. Mullins was shot dead in his chambers last year. Shortly after the shooting, then-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines emerged from the chambers, surrendered to police, and said, 'They're trying to kidnap my wife and kid.' Stines is the primary suspect in the killing and has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a public official. Before trial, Stines's defense requested a hearing to determine whether he has a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness to seek exemption from capital punishment. The judge had faced accusations of running a courthouse sex ring involving coerced sexual acts for reduced sentences.
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