"I wasn't present," Clayton Stamper, lead investigator, said. "But when he was taken into custody, I was told by one of the other officers that were there that he made the comment, 'They're trying to kidnap my wife and kid.

Stines was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on the suspicion of having gunned down District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers. The shooting came after an argument between the two prominent figures, according to a statement from Kentucky State Police.

The Letcher County Sheriff has resigned amid allegations that he shot and killed a district judge in the county courthouse. A letter from the Law Office of Jeremy A. Bartley states that Shawn Mickey Stines has “made the difficult decision to effect his retirement as of.