Prosecutors requested a judge deny Stines’ motion to dismiss his indictment. Stines claimed prosecutors withheld information ...

The Commonwealth has argued that the indictment of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines should stand, despite ...

Jeremy Bartley told Fox News Digital that the sheriff had threatened to keep his mouth shut in the civil case, and that he feared for the safety of his wife and daughter.

Defense attorney Jeremy Bartley filed a motion on Wednesday alleging prosecutors withheld information from the grand jury and intentionally failed to record proceedings.

Jeremy Bartley said Mickey Stines gave a deposition about a sextortion scandal days before the shooting and became increasingly paranoid.

Defense attorney Jeremy Bartley asked questions of Kentucky State Police Detective Clayton Stamper at Shawn "Mickey" Stines preliminary hearing at Morgan County District Court, Oct. 1, 2024.

Jeremy Bartley, defense attorney for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, said the fatal shooting wasn’t planned and his client’s charges should be reduced from murder to manslaughter.

“We're confident that there will be evidence that his mental health was impaired,” defense attorney Jeremy Bartley tells PEOPLE. “It's a tragic situation all around." ...

Stines’ attorney, Jeremy Bartley, previously planned to make a defense of insanity or extreme emotional disturbance. Bartley on Wednesday filed to dismiss Stines’ indictment altogether.

Jeremy Bartley told Fox News Digital that the sheriff had threatened to keep his mouth shut in the civil case, and that he feared for the safety of his wife and daughter.

Jeremy Bartley, the attorney for ex-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines, speaks at a press conference on Nov. 25, 2024, following Stine's arraignment in the September fatal shooting of ...

Defense attorney Jeremy Bartley claimed the incident "occurred in the heat of passion," and added, “For us, the highest level of culpability should be manslaughter based on the partial defense ...