SHERIFF, JUDGE ALLEGEDLY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER’S CELL PHONES BEFORE SHOOTING
According to multiple sources, video from inside Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins’ office shows he exchanged cell phones with Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines before Stines shot him.
There is no audio on the recording.
Stines had been in the office after asking to speak to Mullins privately. The two sat and talked before Stines stood up and locked the door and each took out his cell phone and handed it to the other.
According to those sources, Stines drew his weapon, walked around Mullins’s desk and shot him repeatedly as Mullins fell to the floor. Stines allegedly fired eight shots.
The two had eaten lunch together with employees of the court system earlier that day.
The shooting occurred about 2:43 p.m. Thursday. Police were dispatched at 2:58 p.m.
Stines left the office and surrendered to police. He was in custody within 15 minutes of the initial call. He has been charged with first-degree murder.
Meanwhile, the Letcher County Courthouse remains closed today, Friday, as the investigation continues. Grief counselors were made available to courthouse workers, attorneys, and other involved.
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