The general counsel for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered the sheriff accused of gunning down a judge in his chambers to resign by the end of the week or face removal proceedings. In a letter Wednesday,

The Kentucky sheriff accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and fatally shooting him has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.

A Kentucky sheriff arrested and charged last week with shooting a judge in his chambers after an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning.

Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot in a courthouse at Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Thursday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police.

Sheriff Shawn Stines made his first appearance in court as a defendant in the case that has shaken the small rural community of Letcher County, Ky.

The Kentucky sheriff accused of first-degree murder in the death of a district court judge entered a not guilty plea Wednesday during his first court appearance since the killing that shocked the small community of Letcher County.

Days after the sheriff of Letcher County, Kentucky, allegedly shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in his court chambers, people in the county are still acclimating to the new status of things.

In a letter Wednesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines to resign by the end of Friday.

What does it take to quickly get rid of a sheriff who killed a judge in his own chambers? Tell Kentucky governor Andy Beshear, left to make a show of demanding that the incarcerated lawman resign. It's been decades since a sheriff was fired in the state and it took six months to force him out then.