A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP; Letcher ...

Why was a Kentucky judge killed ... In late September, prosecutors say, Sheriff Mickey Stines drew his gun on Judge Kevin Mullins, his longtime co-worker and friend. Video from inside the judge ...

Stines was arrested and charged with murder after investigators said he shot and killed judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers.Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office will ...

My experience in Kentucky court, if you file a civil ... Stines, 43, is accused of killing 54-year-old District Judge Kevin ...

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. − With former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines in court Tuesday, attendees at a hearing about the killing of District Court Judge Kevin Mullins heard testimony ...

− With former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines in court Tuesday, attendees at a hearing about the killing of District Court Judge Kevin Mullins heard testimony ... County courthouse in ...

HE’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING JUDGE KEVIN MULLINS IN HIS CHAMBER ... MEANTI The new Letcher County, Kentucky, sheriff has been on the job for two weeks, and he's working to implement security ...

(WJHL) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed ... indicates that the sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, following an argument inside the courthouse, police said.