A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge's shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday in the same courthouse where they worked together and where the attack occurred, and one of his attorneys later predicted they will present a compelling case in his defense.

The lawyer’s statement was the first time anyone has officially indicated that the sheriff’s deposition in a separate, federal case may be connected to the killing.

A former eastern Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge entered a not-guilty plea Monday.For the first time, Shawn “Mickey” Stines was back in the same courthouse where he is accused of murdering a judge.

The former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a district judge in his chambers in September appeared in front of a packed courtroom on Monday, the same building in which the alleged murder took place.

Mickey Stines, who is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins to death in September, entered a not guilty plea in Letcher Circuit Court Monday afternoon.

A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death has pleaded not guilty. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines entered the plea Monday in the same Whitesburg courthouse where prosecutors say he killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in September.

More than two months after the fatal shooting of Letcher County Judge Kevin Mullins, ex-Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines was back in court Monday.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused in the fatal shooting of a judge in September was arraigned on new charges Monday.