The former Letcher County Sheriff has been indicted for murder after shooting a judge inside his chambers in September, according to the Attorney General's Office. 43-year-old Shawn "Mickey" Stines was indicted for one count of murder of a public official before a grand jury on Thursday in Letcher County. According to the indictment, Stines shot and killed 54-year-old Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins. Mullins, who held the judgeship since 2009, was hit multiple times during the shooting on Sept. 19 and died at the scene. Stines surrendered without incident. The fatal shooting in Whitesburg sent shock waves through the tight-knit Appalachian town and county seat of government with about 1,700 residents. Whitesburg is located about 145 miles southeast of Lexington. According to Kentucky State Police, Stines got into an argument with Mullins prior to shooting him. During a probable cause hearing a Kentucky State Police detective was questioned for about a half-hour about what he learned before, during and after Stines shot Mullins. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/former-letcher-county-sheriff-shot-judge-in-chambers-indicted-murder-charge/417-bb6ac7c6-9fae-4c7f-b8a6-7783725efc19