A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a county judge in his chambers two months ago is due in court for an arraignment Monday, the first time the suspect will be back at the Letcher County courthouse since the shooting there.

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.

A former Kentucky county sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers in September has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused in the shooting death of a district judge pleaded not guilty Monday to the charge of murdering a public official.

Stines allegedly gunned down Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers on September 19. The 54-year-old victim was shot multiple times and died at the scene. The shooting was recorded on a surveillance camera and shown in court hearing.

The former sheriff of Letcher County, Kentucky, pleaded not guilty on one count of murder of a public official during an arraignment Monday.

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.

Sources tell NewsNation that Stines and his wife "had some sort of a dispute" the night before he fatally shot Mullins.