Kentucky Sheriff Charged with Judge’s Fatal Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

Clad in a drab gray jail uniform, a Kentucky sheriff displayed no emotion at his first court hearing Wednesday since being accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and fatally shooting him — a tragedy that shocked and saddened their tight-knit Appalachian county.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, pleaded not guilty to murder and answered questions about his personal finances as a judge pondered whether he needed a public defender to represent him.

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