Was it Justified? Kentucky Judge Shot and Killed in His Chambers by Local Sheriff—High-Ranking Gover

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Haven't seen anything substantial involving molesting or sex trafficking....

Reminds of TOS when any sort of shooting happens near the border, it just has to be a "cartel hit" (like Gabbi Gaffords, etc.).

[MeganC]

Haven't seen anything substantial involving molesting or sex trafficking....

Reminds of TOS when any sort of shooting happens near the border, it just has to be a "cartel hit" (like Gabbi Gaffords, etc.).

Hmm. The sheriff says "They were trying to kidnap my wife and daughter" as his reason for shooting the judge and then there's the issue with the judge having the sheriff's daughter's phone number.

I am leaning towards an acquittal if I were on that jury.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Hmm. The sheriff says "They were trying to kidnap my wife and daughter" as his reason for shooting the judge and then there's the issue with the judge having the sheriff's daughter's phone number.

I am leaning towards an acquittal if I were on that jury.

Wife AND daughter? For your garden variety human traffickers? Two people at the same time though, from the same family, a family headed by a higher ranking law enforcement officer? Why on earth would they pick that fight?

Doesn't make sense to me.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Another article says this:

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2024/10/01/kentucky-sheriff-mickey-stines-judge-kevin-mullins-video-court/75450419007/

Stines is also a defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging he failed to properly train and supervise a deputy later found guilty in state court of trading favorable treatments in 2021 for women on home incarceration in exchange for sexual favors in Mullins' private chambers. Attorneys have claimed there were no cameras in Mullins' office at that time.

Stines was deposed in that lawsuit three days before the shooting last month.

So Stines is the sheriff, Mullins is the judge. I'm at a loss here. 

[Timber Rattler]

Another article says this:

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2024/10/01/kentucky-sheriff-mickey-stines-judge-kevin-mullins-video-court/75450419007/

So Stines is the sheriff, Mullins is the judge. I'm at a loss here. 

Sounds like there is a LOT more bad stuff to the story than is being reported.

[Cyber Liberty]

Sounds like there is a LOT more bad stuff to the story than is being reported.

Sounds like the Sheriff AND the Judge were operating a "swingers club," and the Sheriff discovered his daughter was a part of it.

[Timber Rattler]

Sounds like the Sheriff AND the Judge were operating a "swingers club," and the Sheriff discovered his daughter was a part of it.

I think you're right!   

[mountaineer]

Still too much speculation for my taste, but the truth may be in there somewhere.

... When Stines punched in his daughter's number and hit send, he did it from Judge Kevin Mullins's cell phone. This happened seconds before Stines pulled out his gun. Earlier in the day, Stines and Mullins were eating lunch together and multiple witnesses allegedly heard Mullins ask Stines if they should meet in private.

Stines appeared in his chambers late that day, which is when the shooting occurred. Not only did Stines call his daughter from Mullins's phone, but he also tried ringing her multiple times from his own. Both phones were sent to a forensics team to be analyzed while Stines's daughter was interviewed by police. According to Stamper, as Stines was being arrested he said, "They are trying to kidnap my wife and kid."

Several days before the shooting, Stines was deposed for a lawsuit that claims he "knew or should’ve known that a former deputy had coerced a female drug defendant into having sex in exchange for freeing her from house arrest." In the wake of the murder, people are now paying closer attention to how Stines was acting during the deposition. Many have said he appeared extremely agitated and asked to take frequent breaks, reported NPR.

Stines's odd behavior continued after the deposition ended. When someone from Lechter's weekly paper, The Mountain Eagle, called him to get a quote about a fatal accident, it took Stines hours to respond. Normally he returned calls almost immediately.

The former sheriff later told the outlet that he instructed everyone at the sheriff's office not to speak with them until he returned. Strangely, Stines told the newspaper he had lost 40 pounds in two weeks and had no idea what was going on. ...

Distractify via MSN

[mountaineer]

UPDATE

The Kentucky judge who was executed in his own office is accused of running a "brothel" out of the courtroom, allegedly forcing women to have s*x for favors. District Judge Kevin Mullins was k*lled by his close friend, Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stine. According to a woman who was r*ped by one of Stine's deputies, Mullins was seen having s*x with a girl in the judge's chambers.  ...

https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1865186214447579426

[Cyber Liberty]

I think the daughter of the Sheriff was pulled into that sordid ring, which is why he shot the Judge.

[verga]

I can appreciate the impulse. But you're right that what a rapist deserves is a lengthy appointment with a Sawzall and a blowtorch.

I thought that kentucky still allowed the "Some people just need killin" defense.

[MeganC]

I thought that kentucky still allowed the "Some people just need killin" defense.

I imagine Kentucky juries do!