Attorneys seek death penalty exclusion for Shawn 'Mickey' Stines

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) — Attorneys for jailed former Letcher County, Kentucky sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines have submitted a motion to exclude the death penalty from his trial for first-degree murder. Stines is accused of shooting and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins after an argument in the county's courthouse on Sept. 19, 2024, according to [...]