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Sheriff’s defense in judge murder could depend on deposition in separate case: report

Former Letcher County, Kentucky, Sheriff Sean “Mickey” Stines on Monday pleaded not guilty to murdering District Court Judge Kevin Mullins in the same courthouse where a court officer fired on a lawman in September. Attorney Jeremy Bartley said Monday that Stines has prepared a “compelling defense” to justify the shooting of his longtime office colleague. […]

Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car chase that killed sheriff’s deputy

The adult son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty Friday to all charges stemming from a high-speed car chase that left a sheriff's deputy dead late last year. Ian Kramer, 43, is charged with murder, fleeing a police officer and multiple drug charges in connection with a head-on collision that led to […]