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A local sheriff allegedly shot and killed a judge in Kentucky in a courtroom with a disturbing history of sex crimes.
According to Letcher County coroner Perry Fowler, Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot on Thursday. Lechter County Sheriff Mickey Stines, 43, allegedly turned himself into the authorities. In a social media post, Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that the judge was shot in his chambers.
He concluded: “There is far too much violence in this world, and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.” The incident took place in Whitesburg inside the Letcher County courthouse. Just southeast of Lexington, around 146 miles (235 kilometers) lies the Appalachian community in southeastern Kentucky.
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Now word has it that the judge’s and the sheriff’s offices were once the scene of sinister acts. In a case where he allegedly informed a former inmate that there were no cameras in the chambers, a former deputy of Stines is presently serving a seven-year prison term for raping her, according to WYMT.
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Sabrina Adkins, the victim, asserted in a federal lawsuit that Deputy Ben Fields forced her to perform sexual favors so that she could remain under home confinement and that she was unable to pay for an ankle monitor and did not want to return to Letcher County Jail. Just four days prior to his claimed assassination of the judge, Stines was scheduled to give a deposition as a defendant in the matter.
The New York Times writes that the sheriff is facing accusations of failing to “reasonably respond” to reports or suspicions regarding the sexual assault and of having a “deliberate indifference in failing to adequately train and supervise” Fields.
As far as anyone can tell from the records, Mullins was either involved in the misconduct or knew about the sexual abuse that took place in his office.
On Thursday, Stines allegedly murdered Mullins. According to the police, Stines supposedly went to the judge’s chambers, informed the court personnel that he needed to see the judge, and then shot the judge to death.
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“The entire court system is shaken by this news,” stated Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter of the Kentucky Supreme Court, who was “shocked” by the violent incident. On Friday, the county courthouse was ordered closed by the judge-executive of Letcher County.
Kentucky State Police reported that Mullins was shot multiple times. One charge of first-degree murder was brought against Stines. According to the police, the investigation is ongoing.
In his capacity as a judge in the 47th Judicial District, the judge oversaw proceedings involving misdemeanors, traffic violations, arraignments, felony probable cause hearings, claims with a value of $2,500 or less, civil cases with a value of $5,000 or less, involuntary and voluntary mental commitments, and cases involving domestic abuse, as stated on a website for Letcher County.
The school issued a statement saying that Letcher County Central High School was locked down on Thursday in response to “an active shooting downtown,” as requested by the state police. Never fear; your kids are secure. The announcement announced that the shooter had been taken into custody. The student’s expulsion from school was ordered by state police, according to a subsequent statement. The Kentucky Court of Justice has reported that the state police are working together.
