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Trial Moved Out of Letcher County | Bristol Virginia News
The trial for former Letcher County sheriff Shawn Stines, accused of fatally shooting Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers, will not be held in Letcher County after a June 5 hearing. The court approved a mental health evaluation for Stines — though his defense’s request for their own doctor to be present was denied — and denied bail, citing strong evidence of guilt and the sheriff’s alleged stress and sleep deprivation before the shooting. Most critically, the court granted a change of venue due to intense local division and media scrutiny, with community factions forming around “Team Mickey…
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