{"id":107389,"date":"2024-09-27T05:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107389"},"modified":"2024-09-27T05:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:55:10","slug":"kentucky-governor-tells-sheriff-accused-of-fatally-shooting-judge-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107389","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky governor tells sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">The general counsel for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered the sheriff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/kentucky-judge-killed-chambers-rcna171902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused of gunning down a judge in his chambers<\/a> to resign by the end of the week or face removal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a letter Wednesday, S. Travis Mayo told Letcher County Sheriff Shawn \u201cMickey\u201d Stines that if he does not tender his resignation to the Letcher County judge\/executive by the end of Friday he will move forward with removing him under a state law that allows governors to fire peace officers for neglect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Stines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/kentucky-sheriff-charged-fatal-shooting-judge-pleads-not-guilty-rcna172676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 19 shooting<\/a> of District Judge Kevin Mullins, has 20 days to prepare a defense, according to the statute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mullins, 54, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Stines, 43, surrendered at the courthouse without incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Letcher County Sheriff\u2019s Office could not be reached for comment Thursday. A lawyer representing Stines in a 2022 federal civil case accusing him of failing to adequately train and supervise a deputy accused of abuse did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Letcher County Judge\/Executive Terry Adams did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A Kentucky State Police spokesman has said the shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse occurred after an argument in the building. Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240926-kentucky-letcher-county-courthouse-mn-1655-80d718.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240926-kentucky-letcher-county-courthouse-mn-1655-80d718.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240926-kentucky-letcher-county-courthouse-mn-1655-80d718.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240926-kentucky-letcher-county-courthouse-mn-1655-80d718.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240926-kentucky-letcher-county-courthouse-mn-1655-80d718.jpg\" alt=\"The Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky.\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">The Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Clare Grant \/ Courier Journal \/ USA Today Network<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Three days before the shooting, Stines was deposed for nearly four hours in connection with the federal lawsuit, which alleges the deputy abused a woman, according to the victim\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A filing in the case from Stines\u2019 lawyer argued that Stines was protected from being sued over the allegations because of his position as an elected official and law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Asked whether state police are investigating a potential link between the suit and the shooting, a spokesman for the agency, Matt Gayheart, said, \u201cNothing is being ruled out as a possible motive at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jonathan Shaw, the lawyer representing Stines in the lawsuit, said he did not know anything about the shooting other than what has been reported in the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cI hope that in time we will have a clearer understanding of the circumstances that led to Judge Mullins\u2019 death,\u201d Shaw said in an email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/tim-stelloh-ncpn94141\">Tim Stelloh<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timstelloh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:tim.stelloh@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Tim Stelloh is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karen Cortes<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/kentucky-governor-tells-sheriff-accused-fatally-shooting-judge-resign-rcna172944\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The general counsel for Kentucky Gov. 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