A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a county judge in his chambers two months ago has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder of a public official.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death has pleaded not guilty. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines entered the plea Monday in the same Whitesburg courthouse where prosecutors say he killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in September.

A former Kentucky county sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers in September has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused in the fatal shooting of a judge in September was arraigned on new charges Monday. Monday's arraignment hearing was held in the Letcher County Courthouse -- the same courthouse where Shawn "Mickey" Stines is accused of gunning down Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers on Sept.

The former sheriff of Letcher County, Kentucky, pleaded not guilty on one count of murder of a public official during an arraignment Monday.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge's shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday in the same courthouse where they worked together and where the attack occurred, and one of his attorneys later predicted they will present a compelling case in his defense.

Sources tell NewsNation that Stines and his wife "had some sort of a dispute" the night before he fatally shot Mullins.