Shooting Incident in Letcher County Court

September 14, 2025. Letcher County Court, Kentucky, USA.

Judge Mullins of Letcher County was chatting with a pastor

and the top officials of

the local community in his office.

Suddenly, Sheriff Mitch of Letcher County walked

into his office and told

Judge Mullins that he had something important he wanted to discuss with him

alone.

Subsequently, Judge Mullins ordered everyone in the

office to leave.

Since this video footage was from the surveillance system,

we also couldn't know

exactly what Judge Mullins and Sheriff Mickey discussed.

Just a few minutes into the conversation, Sheriff Mickey suddenly picked up his

phone and was about to call his daughter who was in high school.

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to dial, Sheriff Mickey asked Judge Mullins

for permission to use his phone to make the call.

Taking the phone, Sheriff Mickey only entered the first

three digits of his

daughter's phone number and the phone call record appeared on the

screen.

The complete phone number of his daughter indicated that Judge Mullins must have

called her. Sheriff Mickey angrily pulled out his

sidearm, and at that moment,

Judge Mullins was so frightened that he didn't know what to do.

After a few more exchanges, Sheriff Mickey raised his gun

and shot at Judge

Mullins. The loud gunshot instantly alarmed

everyone in the court.

We could see that Sheriff Mickey walked out of the court like an ordinary person.

After learning that the chief judge of the court had been shot, the Kentucky Police

immediately dispatched all available police forces to capture the criminal.

Since the state police and county police often work together,

the State Police had

no suspicion as to why Sheriff Mickey was also present.

He returned to the court, and seeing the fully armed state police,

he put down his

sidearm and shouted, "I did it." The State Police turned around

and found that it

was Sheriff Mickey who had turned himself in. He was extremely shocked.

It took him a while to realize that he had been handcuffed.

Now let's take a look at the situation at that time through the police's law

enforcement recorder.

Probably not to put you in Letcher County Jail.

I mean-

Why?

Just probably because... I don't know though. I don't know

if that's happening.

I don't mind to be down there.

You don't mind to be down there?

They will put me in single cell.

Well, I mean, we'll talk about that, you know.

Since Sheriff Mickey was the sheriff of Letcher County,

the state police were

worried that putting Mickey in prison would be retaliated against by the

inmates,

so they decided not to send Mickey to prison temporarily.

Because, because you're just here from Letcher

County,

we would-

Thank you.

Put you at r- at risk by taking you down there.

They will put me in a single cell. I've seen it done with officials in the

past

before that's committed crimes, that they ...

I can be in protective custody down there in a single cell out front.

You feel safe in Letcher County jail?

I just hate to get in a vehicle with

... Where are you gonna take me to then, and who's going to take me?

I would take you.

Uh, we don't know that yet,

but you have to leave this courthouse