The Kentucky sheriff who authorities say shot and killed a prominent district judge in his chambers after an argument between the two men last week is set to be arraigned in the case Wednesday, a hearing that will take place far from the tight-knit community deeply shaken by the death.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines faces first-degree murder charges after he allegedly shot to death Judge Kevin Mullins in his courthouse chambers last week.

The Kentucky sheriff of a small Appalachian county who is accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and fatally shooting him pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines,

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines appeared in court for the first time Wednesday since he was accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins.

Days after the sheriff of Letcher County, Kentucky, allegedly shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in his court chambers, people in the county are still acclimating to the new status of

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers was remembered for his public service as mourners looked for answers to unravel a mystery still shaking their tiny Appalachian town — why their popular sheriff is behind bars and charged with the slaying.

The Kentucky sheriff arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a local judge in his courthouse chambers is set to appear virtually in court Wednesday morning. Authorities say Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines,