A former Kentucky county sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers in September has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

As previously reported, a Letcher County Grand Jury indicted Stines last Thursday on a charge of Murder of a Public Official

LETCHER CO., Ky. (WYMT) - A former Eastern Kentucky sheriff accused of murdering a judge returned to court on Monday. Shawn “Mickey” Stines was indicted last week in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins. The former Letcher County sheriff entered a not-guilty plea and the judge did not consider bond.

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Attorney General Russell Coleman and Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit Jackie Steele announced last week that action by their joint prosecution resulted in the indictment of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines,

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was indicted on Thursday for the alleged murder of Letcher County District County Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19.

More than two months after the fatal shooting of Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins, ex-Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was back in court Monday.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday as he returned to the same courthouse where the two worked closely for years and where the attack occurred. A grand jury indicted former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines last week on one count of murder of a public official.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused in the fatal shooting of a judge in September was arraigned on new charges Monday.