A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

The Letcher County sheriff was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a county district judge Thursday afternoon.

A Kentucky judge who authorities said ... auditorium to pay their respects to District Judge Kevin R. Mullins, 54. Letcher ...

Cancel anytime. Sheriff charged with murder after fatally shooting Judge Kevin Mullins in Letcher County courthouse, Kentucky. Investigators are trying to determine what motivated a Kentucky ...

Sheriff charged after allegedly shooting ... provided by Kentucky Court of Justice shows slain District Judge Kevin Mullins. (Kentucky Court of Justice via AP) On Sept. 22, community members ...

KSP continues to lead the ongoing investigation. Kentucky sheriff Mickey Stines kills local judge Kevin Mullins in Whitesburg The Mountain Eagle, a local newspaper in Whitesburg, reported Stines ...

District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was hit multiple times in the shooting, Kentucky State Police said. The judge was pronounced dead at the scene. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines ...

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say. District Judge Kevin Mullins died at the scene after being shot multiple times in the Letcher ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher ... murder after investigators said he shot and killed judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers.Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office ...

The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff ... District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.

(CNN) — A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a district judge inside a courthouse, Kentucky State Police said. District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54 ...

− With former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines in court Tuesday, attendees at a hearing about the killing of District Court Judge Kevin Mullins heard testimony ... County courthouse in ...