Kentucky Sheriff Charged with Murder in Judge's Fatal Shooting

Defense claims the killing was unplanned and occurred in a moment of extreme emotional disturbance.

Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, former Letcher County Sheriff, is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times in his chambers.
Stines' lawyer argues the shooting was a 'crime of passion' and seeks to reduce charges from murder to manslaughter.
Surveillance footage shows Stines and Mullins having a heated exchange before the shooting, with Stines allegedly firing eight shots.
The motive remains unclear, but the incident has shocked the small community where both men were longtime friends and colleagues.
Stines, who has pleaded not guilty, resigned from his position and is currently held at the Leslie County Jail as the case proceeds to a grand jury.