Kentucky sheriff held for shooting judge dead in courthouse

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters): A sheriff in rural Kentucky was arrested on Thursday, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse, officials said.

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, 43, was taken into custody without incident at the Letcher County Courthouse, where District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was shot and killed, Kentucky State Police said in a statement.

Police offered no motive for the shooting. Stines has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.