A former Kentucky county sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers in September has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

The former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a district judge in his chambers in September appeared in front of a packed courtroom on Monday, the same building in which the alleged murder took place.

As previously reported, a Letcher County Grand Jury indicted Stines last Thursday on a charge of Murder of a Public Official

LETCHER CO., Ky. (WYMT) - A former Eastern Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge returned to court on Monday. Shawn “Mickey” Stines was indicted last week in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins. The former Letcher County sheriff entered a not-guilty plea and the judge did not consider bond.

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was indicted on Thursday for the alleged murder of Letcher County District County Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19.

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