A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say.

Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers.

Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers.

Sheriff Shawn Stines made his first appearance in court as a defendant in the case that has shaken the small rural community of Letcher County, Ky.

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

In an incident that left one person dead, a Kentucky sheriff was arrested after shooting a judge at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg,...

A local sheriff shot and killed a district judge inside a courthouse in Kentucky on Thursday, according to police. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M....

A 43-year-old sheriff has been taken into custody without incident in rural Kentucky after allegedly shooting dead a 54-year-old judge inside a...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged...