SaysWho? Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Whoa. Quote A judge was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in his courthouse chambers in Whitesburg and the Letcher County sheriff has been arrested, according to reports. Reports from The Mountain Eagle, a local newspaper in Whitesburg, said Letcher District Judge Kevin D. Mullins was shot and killed, apparently by the Letcher County sheriff. Officials say Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested after surrendering to police. The shooting occurred in the judge’s chambers about 3 p.m. Stines allegedly walked into the judge’s outer office, told court employees and others gathered he needed to speak with Mullins alone. The two then went into the inner office, closed the door and those outside heard shots. Stines walked out with his hands up and surrendered to police. He was handcuffed in the foyer of the courthouse, the newspaper reported. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Puttin' shame on my title 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 This white on white crime is getting out of hand 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 That's really unfortunate and there was no way to prevent that from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Was the sheriff an immigrant who mistook the judge for a tasty looking cat or dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 The city police have no jurisdiction over the county sheriff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted Wednesday at 08:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:45 PM Video shows the moment a Kentucky judge was shot to death WWW.NPR.ORG People in the courtroom wept as the footage was shown during a preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, who is charged with first-degree murder. Quote A Kentucky sheriff shot and killed a local judge last month after seeing his teenage daughter’s number on the judge’s phone, according to court testimony Tuesday. Police say Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines dialed his daughter’s number from District Judge Kevin Mullins’ phone, then pulled his gun and shot Mullins repeatedly inside his own chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19. Stines and Mullins were longtime co-workers and friends. Police did not explain during the preliminary hearing the significance of the daughter’s number on the judge’s phone. Graphic video played at the hearing appears to show Stines, a hulking man who stands 6’4” and weighs more than 300 pounds, firing on Mullins as he sits at his desk with his left hand up. After Mullins collapses to the floor, Stines is seen leaning over the desk to fire again. As Stines prepares to leave, the video shows him closing in from another angle, firing his final shots from about two feet away. Inside the courtroom, members of the audience wailed and wept as they watched the brief clip. There was no audio. Stines, wearing handcuffs and a blue tunic, stared down at the defense table while his daughter, who sat behind him, looked at one of the walls. Stines resigned as sheriff and has pleaded not guilty to murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted Wednesday at 08:49 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:49 PM Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted Wednesday at 08:52 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:52 PM Video of the hearing with footage of the shooting starting at 24 minutes: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted Wednesday at 08:57 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:57 PM I am super curious to know what they were talking about that led to such a violent reaction that he surely knew was being filmed and caused him to immediately surrender. What was worth throwing away his life over in that convo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM 34 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I am super curious to know what they were talking about that led to such a violent reaction that he surely knew was being filmed and caused him to immediately surrender. What was worth throwing away his life over in that convo? Says the sheriffs teenage daughters number was saved on the judges phone he used his daughters phone to call the judge to verify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted Wednesday at 09:36 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:36 PM So I take it the judge was having a relationship with the sheriff's daughter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted Wednesday at 09:41 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:41 PM 47 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Video of the hearing with footage of the shooting starting at 24 minutes: Do a Judge's chambers normally look so crappy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted Wednesday at 09:42 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:42 PM 5 minutes ago, Best said: So I take it the judge was having a relationship with the sheriff's daughter? I guess that's the presumption, but I don't think anyone knows yet. I hope the father verified that was the case before murdering someone about it though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted Wednesday at 09:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:55 PM How graphic is the footage? Not sure I want to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted Wednesday at 09:58 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:58 PM 1 minute ago, Best said: How graphic is the footage? Not sure I want to watch it. There is no blood in the footage. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted Wednesday at 09:59 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:59 PM At best I’d be extremely suspect if there was a grown ass adult with the phone number of my teenage daughter so I get it but to go from from extremely suspect to I’m gonna kill you tells me there’s probably something inappropriate there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted Wednesday at 10:03 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:03 PM 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: At best I’d be extremely suspect if there was a grown ass adult with the phone number of my teenage daughter so I get it but to go from from extremely suspect to I’m gonna kill you tells me there’s probably something inappropriate there You assume a guy who walks in and murders someone in cold blood is making good logical deductions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted Wednesday at 10:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:09 PM 28 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Do a Judge's chambers normally look so crappy? Haha yes they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM I watched it. Terrible situation. I can only assume the father saw or knew something for him to lose his mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted Wednesday at 10:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:14 PM Well it was a judge and a sheriff, statistically they probably ran a pedo ring together so maybe the father knew what was up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted Wednesday at 10:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:19 PM I mean, not saying he was right but I understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM 49 minutes ago, Oberon said: Says the sheriffs teenage daughters number was saved on the judges phone he used his daughters phone to call the judge to verify Thanks. Didn't see the article before the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted Wednesday at 10:43 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:43 PM If they can get that evidence about the daughter in, and it is bad, odds on jury nullification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted Wednesday at 11:24 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:24 PM That certainly adds a whole other dimension to the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted Wednesday at 11:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:30 PM Reminds me of this classic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted Wednesday at 11:52 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:52 PM 21 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Reminds me of this classic: What is that about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted Wednesday at 11:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:55 PM 2 minutes ago, Best said: What is that about? Gary Plauché - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Dude straight up murdered his son's rapist. Initially charged with second degree murder, but was later reduced to manslaughter and never spend a day in prison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted Thursday at 12:49 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:49 AM 51 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Gary Plauché - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Dude straight up murdered his son's rapist. Initially charged with second degree murder, but was later reduced to manslaughter and never spend a day in prison. That's how it should be! So I've heard there is a whole bunch of fucked up stuff going on in that County... lots of corruption and some unsolved murders that are very sus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted Thursday at 10:20 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:20 AM 11 hours ago, Jwheel86 said: If they can get that evidence about the daughter in, and it is bad, odds on jury nullification? Slim to none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted Thursday at 10:44 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:44 AM There is a very different claim coming from locals about what was going on. The other version of the story is the sheriff was a real POS, and his wife was trying to leave him. The wife was speaking with the judge as he was assisting her in getting out. To avoid her husband finding out, she was using the daughter’s phone to make calls to the judge. Who knows at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted Thursday at 01:07 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:07 PM 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: There is a very different claim coming from locals about what was going on. The other version of the story is the sheriff was a real POS, and his wife was trying to leave him. The wife was speaking with the judge as he was assisting her in getting out. To avoid her husband finding out, she was using the daughter’s phone to make calls to the judge. Who knows at this point. What matters is the extrajudicial killing of someone who did something gross, come on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted Thursday at 02:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:22 PM 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: What matters is the extrajudicial killing of someone who did something gross, come on now. I don’t think there is any legal justification to the guy’s actions, but in the context of the jury nullification question, yeah, it kinda matters if the dude was a child predator or not 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted Thursday at 08:20 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:20 PM This is the cold, calculated murder of a judge, by a cop. The pressure on the prosecutors office to NOT just let this one slide will be immense. I’m not saying they’re going to full on throw the book, but there’s no world where they can just let this one go under the rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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