New video shows Kentucky sheriff pointing gun at judge before alleged fatal shooting

A recently released video shows the infinitesimal erstwhile a Kentucky sheriff pointed his weapon astatine a judge's caput earlier allegedly shooting and sidesplitting him. 

The surveillance footage shows Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, and District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, successful the judge's chambers having what appeared to beryllium a heated speech connected Sept. 19 earlier the sheriff pulled retired his weapon and pointed it astatine the judge.

Mullins was seen successful the video sitting down his table erstwhile Stines pulled the gun, and Mullins past raised his hands and attempted to crook distant conscionable earlier Stines fired respective rounds astatine him.

Earlier released footage of the shooting was played successful tribunal during a preliminary proceeding connected Tuesday, according to the Courier Journal.

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The recently released video shows the infinitesimal erstwhile a Kentucky sheriff pointed his weapon astatine a judge's caput earlier allegedly shooting and sidesplitting him.  (Letcher County Handout)

The video showed Mullins seeking screen nether his table arsenic Stines fired his gun. The sheriff past approached the judge, who was inactive nether his desk, and changeable him doubly astatine adjacent scope earlier leaving the chambers, the footage shows.

Kentucky Detective Clayton Stamper testified that the sheriff surrendered instantly aft the shooting.

Stines told police, "They’re trying to kidnap my woman and kid," according to Stamper.

The sheriff and the justice had been friends for decades and had luncheon unneurotic hours earlier the alleged killing.

Mullins was seen successful the video sitting down his table erstwhile Stines pulled the gun, and Mullins past raised his hands and attempted to crook distant conscionable earlier Stines fired respective rounds astatine him. (Letcher County Handout)

Stamper said further surveillance footage from wrong the chambers that has not been shown successful tribunal oregon publically released captured the sheriff utilizing his and Mullins' phones to marque aggregate calls to his girl conscionable earlier the shooting, according to the Courier Journal.

Police recovered Stines' daughter's telephone fig saved successful the judge’s phone, Stamper said.

Defense lawyer Jeremy Bartley declined to uncover a imaginable motive for the shooting, but authorities reportedly said the incidental was being investigated arsenic a imaginable enactment scandal.

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District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was allegedly killed by Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, successful his judge's chambers. (Kentucky Court of Justice; Letcher County Sheriff's Office)

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"Our investigators seized the 2 compartment phones, and they’re being analyzed," Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart antecedently told the Daily Mail.

Stines announced Monday that helium was retiring arsenic sheriff.

He pleaded not blameworthy to first-degree execution and is being held astatine the Leslie County Jail. His lawsuit was sent to a expansive assemblage for indictment.