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Surveillance Video Of Kentucky Sheriff Allegedley Shooting Judge Released

Surveillance footage of the former county sheriff, who made national headlines after allegedly killing a Kentucky Judge, was released during a preliminary court hearing.

On Tuesday, the hearing for former Lethcer County sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines was held in Morgan County, Kentucky.

During the hearing, a video of Stines allegedly shooting Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins was played.

Lex 18 reported prosecutor Jackie Steele played the video in court that allegedly “showed Stines shooting Judge Mullins several times and say that Mullins had his hands raised in the video.”

Kentucky State Police Det. Clayton Stamper further revealed, “I was told Sheriff Stines tried to call his daughter, and tried to call his daughter from the judge’s phone also,”

Stines reportedly asked Mullins for his phone and attempted to call his daughter.

After taking a look at the judge’s phone, Stines got up and allegedly began firing at Mullins.

Stines has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of  Judge Kevin Mullins.

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Here’s the video:

Check out what Lex 18 reported:

Video shown at the preliminary hearing for the former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a district judge allegedly showed the deadly shooting.

Today’s hearing for Shawn “Mickey” Stines was held in Morgan County.

Stines is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins at a courthouse in the judge’s chambers on Sept. 19.

Special prosecutor Jackie Steele played a video in court that investigators say showed Stines shooting Judge Mullins several times and say that Mullins had his hands raised in the video.

In addition, Detective Clayton Stamper testified that Mullins and Stines were seen on their phones in surveillance video. He also testified that Stines attempted to call his juvenile daughter from his cellphone, along with Mullins’ phone, just before the shooting. Those phones have been sent to a forensic lab for data retrieval, but Stamper did confirm that Stines’ daughter’s number was in Mullins’ phone.

Detective Stamper also testified that Mullins and Stines went to lunch at a restaurant near the courthouse the day of the shooting and that Mullins was heard asking Stines, “Do we need to meet private in my chambers?”

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Here’s what CNN reported:

Shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers was played Tuesday at the preliminary hearing for the former sheriff accused of his murder.

Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, who officially resigned Monday as sheriff of Letcher County, appeared in court in a jail uniform and handcuffs as prosecutors presented their evidence in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause to refer the first-degree murder charge to a grand jury. Defense attorneys did not deny that Stines shot Mullins, 54, last month, but suggested Stines was experiencing an “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting.

“I think they’ve established probable cause for manslaughter first, but not murder,” defense attorney Jeremy Bartley told the judge.

Stines entered a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment last week.


 

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