The last time he was in a courthouse, he fatally shot a judge, investigators say. On Tuesday, a former Kentucky sheriff will be in a different courthouse to hear the evidence against him.

Jesus Rios, 48, pleaded guilty to murder Sept. 18 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the shooting death of 34-year-old Fernando Mendoza in February 2020. Mendoza was walking with his girlfriend in the 2400 block of Roosevelt Avenue when Rios drove up next to them and shot him.

A Kentucky lawman has stepped down as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and killing him

A Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a state judge in a shooting that rocked the Letcher County courthouse Sept. 19 made the “difficult decision” Monday to retire less than 24 hours before he makes his next court appearance,

The Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers is retiring, according to a letter from the murder suspect's attorney.

A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement official’s retirement.

Kentucky sheriff Mickey Stines, accused of killing judge Kevin Mullins in a Letcher County courthouse retires.