The police say a sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon before turning himself in.

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a district judge inside a courthouse, Kentucky State Police said.

A sheriff in rural Kentucky has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse,...

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.

A sheriff in rural Kentucky has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse,...

District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot and killed in his chambers after an argument, police say.

A Kentucky judge was shot and killed Thursday in his chambers, officials said.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.

A sheriff in rural Kentucky has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse.

A spokesperson for police said the shooting occurred after an argument between Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines and judge Kevin Mullins.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Kentucky judge was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers on Thursday, according to authorities, who said a county sheriff has been arrested and charged with murder.

District Court Judge Kevin Mullins was fatally shot inside his chambers at the Lechter County Courthouse at around 3pm on Thursday, and a local sheriff has now been arrested for his murder.

A Kentucky court staff has been left "in shock" after the Letcher County sheriff allegedly shot and killed Letcher District Judge Kevin D. Mullins Thursday, The Mountain Eagle reports. Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear wrote via X, "Sadly, I have been informed that a district judge in Letche...

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said.

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