“I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on, on why and maybe that will be able to help us all heal.
“But the entire county and community is just in shock.”Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines.
In remembrance of Mullins, flags at all Kentucky Court of Justice facilities will be lowered to half-staff through Monday.
To do that, they’ll be looking at footage from cameras inside the courthouse and interviewing all witnesses who were in the building, Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said.
The lawsuit alleges the sexual allegations against the deputy “were not appropriately investigated by Sheriff Stines,” who fired the deputy in 2022.
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