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A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement official’s retirement Monday after the state’s governor threatened to remove him from office. “Rather, Sheriff Stines has made this decision to allow for a successor to continue to protect his beloved constituents while he addresses the legal process ahead of him,” said the lawyer, Jeremy Bartley. Andy Beshear told Stines he had until Friday to resign or face removal proceedings under a state law that allows governors to fire peace officers for neglect. A spokesman for the Kentucky State Police, which is investigating the shooting, has said the shooting occurred after an argument. In a filing, a lawyer for Stines said that he was protected from being sued in connection with the allegations because of his position as an elected official and law enforcement officer.
Persons: Shawn “ Mickey ” Stines, Kevin Mullins, “ Rather, Stines, , Jeremy Bartley, Andy Beshear, Mullins Organizations: Kentucky Gov, Kentucky State Police Locations: Kentucky, Letcher County, Whitesburg
Andy Beshear ordered the sheriff accused of gunning down a judge in his chambers to resign by the end of the week or face removal proceedings. The Letcher County Sheriff’s Office could not be reached for comment Thursday. Letcher County Judge/Executive Terry Adams did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Kentucky State Police spokesman has said the shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse occurred after an argument in the building. A filing in the case from Stines’ lawyer argued that Stines was protected from being sued over the allegations because of his position as an elected official and law enforcement officer.
Persons: Andy Beshear, gunning, Travis Mayo, Shawn “ Mickey ” Stines, Kevin Mullins, Mullins, Stines, Terry Adams, Clare Grant, Stines ’, Matt Gayheart, ” Jonathan Shaw, Judge Mullins, ” Shaw Organizations: Kentucky Gov, Kentucky State Police, Authorities, Courier, USA Locations: Letcher, Stines, Whitesburg, Ky, Clare
CNN —Investigators are trying to determine what motivated a Kentucky sheriff to allegedly shoot and kill a district judge after the two had an argument inside the judge’s chambers, according to Kentucky State Police. Letcher County, Kentucky District Judge Kevin R. Mullins Letcher County governmentLetcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot Mullins after an argument inside the judge’s chambers, a preliminary investigation revealed. It is unclear who will take over as the county sheriff following the arrest of Stines, who had been sheriff for about eight years. An ambulance near the scene after a district court judge in Kentucky was fatally shot in his chambers , on Thursday, September 19. The Kentucky Court of Justice is aware of the “tragic” incident in Letcher County, the court said in a statement on Facebook.
Persons: Kevin Mullins, Matt Gayheart, Kevin R, Mullins, Shawn M, Stines, Gayheart, ” Gayheart, “ We’re, Russell Countydeputy, Andy Beshear, Stines Mullins, Steve Beshear, ” Stines, , General Russell Coleman, Jackie Steele, ” Coleman, Clayton Stamper, Laurance, VanMeter, , Mullins ’, ” VanMeter, Matt Butler, recusing, Butler, Judge Mullins, ” Butler, Ivy, Allison Ball, ” Ball Organizations: CNN —, Kentucky State Police, District, CNN, Kentucky’s, Gov, Associated Press, WKYT, AP, Kentucky, Judicial, KSP, Facebook, Southeast Kentucky Community, Technical College, Associated Press . Locations: Kentucky, Letcher, Whitesburg , Kentucky, Letcher County , Kentucky, Mullins Letcher, Letcher County, Laurel County, Jackhorn, Eastern, Central Kentucky, SOAR, Associated Press . Kentucky
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