Defense lawyer seeks $50,000 bond for ex-sheriff charged in Kentucky judge’s killing

Defense lawyer seeks $50,000 bond for ex-sheriff charged in Kentucky judge’s killing

Nearly a year since a Kentucky judge was gunned down in his chambers, the issue of whether bond is justified for the ex-sheriff charged in the killing remains unsettled as he awaits trial

FILE – Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, looks at a witness during testimony at the Morgan County Courthouse in West Liberty, Ky., Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)