Kentucky Sheriff’s Defense Seeks Reduced Charges, Citing ‘Crime of Passion’ in Judge’s Killing

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in a shocking courthouse incident, is seeking to have his charges reduced from murder to manslaughter. Stines’ defense attorney, Jeremy Bartley, argued that the killing was a “crime of passion,” carried out during an “extreme emotional Read more…