The Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers is retiring, according to a letter from the murder ...

An Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering a judge earlier in September has retired from his elected office following ...

A Kentucky lawman has stepped down as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and killing ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear had called for Mickey Stines to quit, but his attorney said his retirement was not in response to ...

Rather, Sheriff Stines has made this decision to allow for a successor to continue to protect his beloved constituents while ...

A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WKYT/LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER) - A Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge is leaving his office.

The letter, from The Law Office of Jeremy A. Bartley, said that Stines made the “difficult decision to effect his retirement” on Monday ahead of the ongoing legal process.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting and killing a judge inside a courthouse has announced his retirement. Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines is charged with murder in the death of ...

Shawn “Mickey” Stines allegedly fatally shot Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins in a courthouse on September 19 and has been charged with first-degree murder.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines decided to retire effective Monday.