Report: Kentucky sheriff in family spat before shooting judge | Banfield

[@lashannon3668]

I imagine this sheriff would've arrested, and had no qualms about any joe blow who was under the same " stress" that he is claiming to had been under. No excuses! He murdered the man!

[@Fat12219]

There is a new sheriff in town 😮 😂

[@annebosworth7048]

Agree

[@lashannon3668]

@@Fat12219 🤣

[@icare4you123]

I know right. I was surprised he didn't plead guilty from the beginning. His defense lawyers are on to a losing verdict here.

[@tommyhooks7767]

The Sheriff has made no excuses !

[@4catmom14]

No matter how much distress this man was in that day what he did was still murder. He is guilty and it’s right on camera.

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

You would think as a seasoned sheriff, he'd have his emotions under control in such a situation. Then again, maybe he's just a POS who let's his anger go where it wants, especially when it comes to his wife and daughter.

[@jskok3280]

​@@MsKatyDidKnot- Exactly.

[@randyross5630]

How Dare You Sir! He is Above the Law! #ThinBlueLine

[@Jay-is2jy]

​@@randyross5630full immunity from prosecution

[@treborretsnom6186]

These loser's are looking for excuses to cover up the fact that they are criminals supporting a criminal. The civil suit is the cause...

[@littlemissaugie3966]

You’re wife telling you to leave should not be enough distress for you to murder a judge in his chambers in cold blood, that’s a ridiculous defense

[@trickortrump3292]

Except nobody said that. Nobody has said that’s his defence.

[@hollystiener16]

Someone else said the the judge was helping the wife and daughter. That is prob where his rage stemmed from. Still murder

[@LifesAPeach2Me]

Sounds like a man not willing to relinquish any power or control he has over his wife and daughter. The rumors of the Judge helping them and the sheriff finding out makes me think that. If it wasn't the judge gunned down, it probably would have been his wife and/or daughter once he located them.

[@lazyj616]

The defense lawyer is saying that's his defense. But it sounds like the sheriff was free with his daughter's sex. Sounds bad

[@trickortrump3292]

@@lazyj616 No the defence lawyer did not say that. He said the defence is extreme emotional distress. Nobody ever said that the extreme emotional distress was over his wife kicking him out of the home.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Some arm chair detectives were insinuating the judge was having an inappropriate relationship with the daughter. When, in fact, it seems he was trying to help the daughter and her mother escaped the abusive sheriff. Poor judge is murdered then his name is dragged through mud. 🤦‍♀️

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

We’re saying it because it’s the only thing we can imagine that could make someone snap like that. A wife? You fight. A daughter? You shoot. Who knows?

[@jonathanaliff6121]

One would think if that were the case, the wife or the daughter would have made a statement in support of the judge or at least condemned the sheriff. Haven't seen that yet.

[@randyross5630]

Qualified Immunity! #ThinBlueLine

[@jonathanaliff6121]

@@randyross5630 that NEVER applies to cops doing dirt on their own time.

[@Jay-is2jy]

Maga!!!

[@HPollard]

Being a sheriff doesn't make you a good human.

[@p.sherman3158]

Who said he was to begin with ?

[@chrismathis4162]

Usually it’s the opposite

[@Emlane09]

He was elected, so he was trusted

@@Emlane09 he was unknown!

[@Zbruh69]

And being a judge doesn't either.

[@mikeellis4345]

A family spat is no excuse to execute a defenceless person in cold blood. There is no excuse at all especially for a senior police officer to do what this guy did. The video is self evident.

[@DingbatGoldfarb]

wrong

[@Charly-in-the-808]

Family spat can mean angered over finding out the judge is involved with the sheriff’s underaged daughter. A spat could also mean he borrowed a lawn mower and it was never returned. Does anyone ever “deserve” to be murdered? It’s easy to answer but harder to believe.

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

It depends. It really depends. Also, heat of passion is an affirmative defense if he learned about the affair or inappropriate contact.

[@LearningCurves123]

@@ChrissyBeTalking It's NOT an excuse for taking someone else's life.

[@Asidebar]

@@DingbatGoldfarb - You are showing everyone your lack of legal knowledge and common sense by thinking your foolishness. There is no legal defense for murdering an unarmed person as that X Sheriff did.

Murder is murder. You don’t get to hide behind your badge and call it something else.

[@Juke582]

True and he won’t get away with it!

[@jimlewis2395]

He's a cop. So get another fantasy

[@vernpascal1531]

The biggest phony baloney cliche is" nobody's above the law" Well if you don't know a damn thing about History... I suppose it is.

[@marysmith3761]

I think that they will convict the sheriff, regardless of his reason for shooting the judge.

[@Mike-01234]

His reason was the judge had assisted in getting a temporary restraining order for the wife forced the Sheriff out of his home. They used a different judge to issue the order. When he found out this judge had been talking to the family why he killed him. It's obvious the Sheriff is a wife beater he loses his temper

[@Fat12219]

State prison lock 🔐 😒 up 🔐

[@TheBethyb00p]

Shoots several times, unlocks door and then shoots 1 more time. "Sheriff " was all in it

[@GrainneDhub-ll6vw]

I wish I could believe you. Even if he's convicted, I have doubts as to whether he will get a sentence of the same severity as Joe Sixpack who was a personal friend to a judge and did the identical crime.

[@troyprice531]

I don’t care what happened! You don’t take the law into your own hands…He belongs in jail…

[@cail171]

So judge was attempting to help them?

[@terryjohnson3479]

They turned to the judge for possible protection.

[@Noneyun]

Zero proof of that.

[@heidipienaar1892]

He murdered that poor man in cold blood! No excuse for what he did.

[@jonathanaliff6121]

Well, that's not true. At all.

[@annebosworth7048]

​@@jonathanaliff6121yes it is true didn't U see the video

[@Ken-b7s]

@@annebosworth7048 Did you even watch this video it’s an insanity case

[@chestrockwell7306]

I would t say poor man..he was team diddy

[@annebosworth7048]

@@chestrockwell7306 so U believe dumb rumours 😅

[@Gryphon999]

Thinking he was above and beyond the LAW because he's in law enforcement is the omnipresent issue😢

[@benjiebenjamin7810]

You got it!

[@timcollins6183]

@@Gryphon999 very much so.Especially the badge toters in this county!Untouchables!

[@GIWM-b58]

Yes and a very sad one!!!! Agreed.

[@Idkjustyoutube]

Did she say they might try to play the insanity plea card here?? Cause being emotionally distressed cause your wife kicked you out and your daughter won’t talk to you doesn’t fall under that. He just wanted to let his frustration out and it was an opportunity he saw. Cold blooded killer.

[@annebosworth7048]

Totally agree

[@Ken-b7s]

In a very similar case a man was found not guilty by reason of insanity

[@Ivanblock757]

​@@Ken-b7sWhat case would that be

[@annebosworth7048]

@@Ken-b7s this one won't be a not guilty case for sure..hope he gets life in prison

[@Ken-b7s]

@@annebosworth7048 reason of insanity is enough to get not guilty

[@alanmorris7669]

He'd better not get away with this murder. I'm tired of hearing the words, _"Extreme Emotional Distress."_ All of us undergo extreme emotional distress at times, but we don't go on a killing spree.

[@Poschet0423]

Why? When the blacks cry out with some excuse...it's ok.

[@allenelswick6961]

I live here where that happen and each man has a lot of support in the county. The problem here to watch out for is Stines being the Sheriff and politican can carry a lot of weight in his trial and even the jury. I don't know what the lesser charges the jury has to deal with on a verdict but nothing surprises me here in the county.

[@Horseluvver]

No; you've only ever had extreme emo distress if you understand what this guy's thought patterns probably were & how big a trigger rejection can be.

[@alanmorris7669]

@@Horseluvver Millions of people undergo "extreme emotional distress" every single day, but they don't go around shooting people. This murderer has no reasonable defense.

[@moralfortitude...2217]

*THIS!!!!!!!* *TY,* *SPEAK!*

[@EvanKilos]

He was in plain clothing. Went to the chambers with his side arm, then called the daughter from his phone did not answer, but called from the judge’s phone, then pulled the gun and shot the judge that’s murder.

[@Mike-01234]

Judge was helping the family get a restraining order against the Sheriff because of domestic violence. When he found out the judge had been talking to his family he went nuts like lot of domestic abusers do. Police get killed all the time going to these types of calls just happend to be the elected Sheriff.

[@Fat12219]

Blank point 👉 😢 👈

[@karyne826]

Cold blooded.

[@kimyoung3484]

😢😢😢

[@dmichael100]

And if you saw the video, the judge tried to crawl away and hide after the first shot and the sheriff tracks him and shoots him again. Give me a break.

[@lynny5510]

What I find disturbing is right after this happened the whole town starts to gossip/lie saying this judge was having an affair with the sheriffs daughter. I am from a very small town in TN ( I moved away when I turned 18 to get away from the insanity) and the same thing happens there. So much slander and gossip and the facts are mere inconvenient truths that don't matter. That is just very sad.

[@emeraldemerald6459]

This.

[@kellym4747]

Way too often, as well as people thanks to the Internet and social media, expressing opinions and judgments when they don’t even have basic info on too many things.

[@paisley1134]

But here you are..putting in your two cents into the gossip

[@benjiebenjamin7810]

I moved back here to face my boogiemen abusers trying to deal with why they're so hateful in the name of religion & many were pedos....I survived so I know. These people are creepy, with a few exceptions.

[@jackietate5222]

If so many judges weren't pedos it might not be the case. But, it is the case. Ppl just started talking about the judge being a pedo after he was dead cause it's safe to now.

[@KathySpencer-mb7vi]

Judge was probably helping ex sheriff's wife and daughter get restraining order. Ex sheriff looks like he could be controlling

[@Fat12219]

Right controlling 😮😂

[@BettiePagan]

I mean, not an uncommon trait amongst those who hold positions of power 🤔

[@6ec6YRFPTcC]

Cold blooded murderers tend to have control issues

[@jonathanhernandez5282]

​@BettiePagan including judges...

[@BettiePagan]

@@jonathanhernandez5282 almost like they could have been friends

[@petedog9581]

Everybody calling the judge a pedo bc the sheriff's daughter was is "in his phone" can shut up. It sounds like the daughter didn't want to talk to her psycho sheriff father when he called, so he dialed out to her from the judges phone... a number she did not recognize in her contacts. Everybody wants to be an internet scandal freak instead of waiting for facts.

[@annebosworth7048]

Exactly..people are still blaming the judge even knowing this information..lots of heartless people...

[@ChuckyCheese-lv9km]

I think you solved the puzzle! Seems the "picture" is on the box top!

[@Fuckjewtubecencorship12345]

One of the top comments on this video called these weirdos out and they are alot of upset comments that took that personal lmfao these people are the ones at work who speak behind everyone's back spreading false rumors and gossip

[@Emlane09]

Some people are projecting their own mentality, as someone who has dated older men in my late teens, it’s literally no biggie

[@jeffreygoss8109]

I believe that the wife and daughter were relying on the judge for protection because we all know how violent the police are when their fragile egos are fractured

[@chrisf8097]

Question the wife and daughter

[@randyross5630]

No! Lock Them Away, they are Traitors to the Law by Trying to Leave Him! #ThinBlueLine

[@annebosworth7048]

​@@randyross5630isn't it up to them if they are leaving him or not 😅

[@darlingdeb7010]

​@randyross5630 wtf kind of thought process is that?! 😂😂

[@kellym4747]

@@darlingdeb7010 i’m hoping and thinking that was sarcasm or being funny.

[@MrBarrystuart]

Yes, of course they will both be questioned extensively, and if they are not forthcoming with the truth, they will no doubt be placed under a subpoena and compelled to tell the truth in court under threat of perjury.

[@tadlambert1493]

This is what I like about news nation. They talk to a person from the area instead of bringing on some New York lawyer that has no clue about that states laws.

[@randyross5630]

I Agree I Hate Everyone from Different States Too, Because I am a Local, and As a Local, I don't Think You are a Local, and Have No Right Voting in My Town! Out of Stater! How Dare You! I was Born at the Local Hospital so I am Part of the Gentry!

[@darlingdeb7010]

Right?!

[@groundhog-plays]

This story sounds unlikely. How did the wife of the Sheriff of a small town kick out the Sheriff husband from the house? How would she do that if he chose not to leave, call the police? Unless this judge was able to sign an order making him leave (whether he did it or was going to and the wife used that as leverage to make him leave the house) then this is just not believable. I have doubts as to whether this story is just that that, a made up story. We'll see details come out in the future.

[@andyg1245]

This is Allison Weiner. She is an investigative journalist from Los Angeles.

[@OlinKreutzRules]

What a stupid thing to say. IF the person is on top of everything, why would it matter where someone is/isn’t from? That’s the last thing I care about. That goes hand in hand with these dopes from Chicago who are “experts” in pizza eating? Give me a break. Going by your thought process, no one from Utah have had any way of truly understanding everything there is to know about deep dish and thin crust pizzas?!?!? Get outta here. You’re way of(not)thinking about things is super lame.

[@teamcougars]

I don’t care how distressed you are that was point blank murder and murder is murder 😢

[@annebosworth7048]

Agree

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

So if a judge was getting sex favors with minors (including your daughter), that's not a cause of distress?

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

That is what we heard right from the beginning. Judge was helping the sheriff's wife and kid make a break from him.

[@abrahamrivera6298]

No most people were calling the Judge a pedo

[@randyross5630]

He is the Law! She Cannot Leave Him! #ThinBlueLine

[@Fat12219]

The sheriff didn't do it ! 😮

[@Jay-is2jy]

​@@abrahamrivera6298that's because Maga is a bunch of weirdos

[@MsKatyDidKnot]

@@abrahamrivera6298 The judge was helping the sheriff's wife and daughter GTF away from their abusive husband/father and it was known from the beginning.

[@katycausey3112]

how and why do you "train" a deputy not to commit sexual acts for favors??? so much in this case does not make sense yet.

[@Noneyun]

How could you be aware when his own grandma turned in evidence to "certain persons " in the courthouse? Because the sheriff wasn't told, that's how.

[@phatpharm06]

I’m still not hearing a reason for impulse control issues. He’s Law Enforcement. He should be able to make decisions under stress. How many other people has he killed due to impulse control? He has no ownership. He is in trouble because he is the boss. He is responsible for what is happening under his regime. Your wife and daughter don’t want to talk to you. That’s on you. Shooting the judge does absolutely nothing to help your civil case or get your wife to forgive you. Rules for thee not for me.

[@anneglass8084]

Never met an honest sheriff in my life

[@Ellebeelle]

How many have you met?

[@anneglass8084]

@ well, our local sheriff was just released from prison for 7 years. The one before that was also charged with theft in office. The next county over just experienced a messy scandal with the sheriff and two deputies. Shall I continue?

[@bankerlies6121]

Or judge .They operate in fiction to protect the bank.

[@lazyj616]

No matter what the reason is, it's still murder. You can't let a defence attorney decide what the charges are.

[@diegojines-us9pc]

hes sitting in jail drawing a retirement form the city.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@diegojines-us9pc Is it about the money? What if a jury fails to find him guilty?

[@diegojines-us9pc]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky they his family will still sue in civil court. the money.

[@sarahmurphy8030]

Not surprised the wife and daughter wanted to leave he's definitely unhinged and capable of extreme violence.

[@WhiteDove73-888]

So you starting another rumor that’s not true should really help. Please shut up until you know the facts.

[@VintageRose75]

Ya think?

[@sheybaybii]

It makes sense. He said they’re trying to kidnap my family after the shooting.

[@maryjaneclark694]

Ask anybody real nice guy famous last words. By its very nature law enforcement attracts the exact people that shouldn't be law enforcement. Narccists, Self-righteous ego maniacs, and plain ole psychopaths. So him being abusive to his family definitely isn't a stretch. I'm sure his behavior has been ignored and covered up for years.

[@justinadams159]

There are certain networks that are saying that that judge was screwing his daughter

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

Have you ever looked into the studies about law enforcement personnel and perpetration of domestic violence?

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

Also, perhaps just a coincidence, but, the bully in high school who stole my gloves with his gang backing him up and a vicious smirk on his face, went on to become a deputy sheriff

[@deborablue2448]

A man with a gun unable to control his emotions. No reason to get away with murder. Belongs in prison.

[@Seacai150]

It always amazes me how they expect to be treated compared to how they treat the rest of us.

[@kevingardiner1619]

This sheriff is employed to uphold the law every day of his emplyment, yet he persuaded his friend , the judge to go into his chambers alone with him for a chat, then after a short conversation, the Sheriff got his gun out and shot at point blank range, an unarmed man, not once, but on three seperate occasions he fired at the judge to make sure he was dead. That to me is malice murder with intent. The sheriff was not in any danger and no matter what his motive or reasoning was for shooting dead the judge, he has no legal right to shoot anyone. His defence are going to plead tempary insanity as his defence to try and get lenancy at sentencing. There is more to this case than we know such as FBI investigations.

[@DeePresentsTC]

There were eight shots fired.

[@texasgina]

What a mess

[@Fat12219]

Sad 😔 situation all around 😔 😢 😪 😞 😕

[@mbarkanbir7586]

You can not say something about the case until you have the facts. Fact one: video where clearly you can see the accused is shooting the judge several times. (People convicted for Murder only on circumstantial évidence.) Other is only rumour, until trial where the prosecuter present évidence and testimonies of witnesses.

[@phileasler5401]

I thought it was a domestic dispute with his wife

[@Noneyun]

Zero reports.

[@Ummo2850]

Poor sense of control of judgement to shoot when in an emotional state. That disqualifies him for the job, secondly, it corroborates, through his impulsive actions, why his family wanted to be rid of him. No matter what his circumstances were, taking law into own hands is wrong. He was not in danger, he was a narcissistic weak emotional man as usual who couldn’t deal with rejection. Aw , poor baby, aiss whole

[@melanieparry]

Think it might have been much more then just a ‘family spat’

[@prissypants2336]

Yep

[@Elliefurtado]

This guy better not get off! There is absolutely NO reason to corner a man in a very small room and shoot at pretty much point blank range. The terror that poor judge must have felt, with no where to escape, must have been horrific! No excuses!!! He needs to go to prison for life!

[@sj6052]

The judge was fooling around with his minor daughter and wouldn't stop.

[@karyne826]

No parole either.

[@Elliefurtado]

@@sj6052 Hmmm, it’s funny you know this but no one else does, including the prosecutors. You’re full of it.

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

@@Elliefurtado Uh oh...turns out the judge WAS a pedo, and you blindly defended him! Maybe you should do some research before talking?

[@Elliefurtado]

@@JoeyJoJoJr0I didn’t blindly defend anyone! Nobody knows the facts of this situation! I don’t go around “blindly” accusing anyone of anything either. I wait for the facts! What I do know is what I witnessed on that video tape! I saw a man cornered in a very small space with no defense and no escape and another man shooting him in cold blood. There is nothing that man did or didn’t do to justify that! That was cold blooded murder and he better not get off!

[@prissypants2336]

This Sherriff knows dirt on everyone in Eastern Ky....it will be interesting to see how this all plays out

[@VintageRose75]

Are you sure, because this county is in Western Kentucky, not Eastern.

[@dougrudder2307]

Don't think so

[@Noneyun]

​@@VintageRose75 😂 Check a map!!

[@MattHelmSA]

​@@VintageRose75definitely Eastern kentucky. Very familiar with the county and this Sheriff.. he fought me tooth and nail over open records requests that the office of the attorney general had to step in and force him to comply after several documents turned over by his office was personally defaced by Mickey to the point of being unreadable..

[@HockeyBB]

I think the judge was trying helping the sheriffs family get away from him.

[@ChuckyCheese-lv9km]

Most likely!

[@GuitarBrew]

He’s no longer the sheriff, he’s a murderer now

[@douglasharbert3340]

Innocent until proven guilty, whether you like it or not.

[@GuitarBrew]

@ sure, we can have a trial, but with the video he’s guilty. No, if ands or buts about it, no matter what emotional stress he was under. Murder is murder.

[@angelamccrackin5243]

​@@douglasharbert3340that vedio null and void your reasoning.

[@texasgina]

Sounds like the sheriff was crooked, controlling and abusive at home with his own family and then he proves it by killing the judge who’s trying to help his wife and daughter escape from him

[@Noneyun]

Sounds like projection...

[@michaeldaly9984]

I didn't think it was allowed for judges and cops etc to be socialising together, imagine being arrested by the sheriff and then seeing the same sheriff lunching with the same judge hearing the case....

[@leeannrose586]

We’ve heard all of this many times.

[@rogerrantz2024]

What's the definition of murder 🤔

[@mcapps1]

How is this not capital murder????

[@Wydeedo]

How does the insanity argument jive with (a) the number of shots fired at the Judge; and (b) the position of the Judge on the ground as the shooter stood over him, shooting? These show conscious regard / intent.

[@dondgc2298]

Do you have a better strategy for the defense?

[@Wydeedo]

@ Plead guilty to avoid a trial and potentially the death penalty.

[@dondgc2298]

@ pleading guilty isn’t a defense. It’s an admission of guilt.

[@Wydeedo]

@@dondgc2298 you asked for a better strategy, not a better defense-

[@LukeJaywalker-c8t]

One little thing about this case that puzzles me. The idea that a deputy would need special training so he would know not to use his position of power to sexually assault a woman ... it takes special training to know not to do that? I don't know many people from Kentucky, but i would hope that a normal Kentucky person would already know not to do that without any special training.

[@angelamccrackin5243]

Maybe like the state I live in Georgia Kentucky needs special help in that area.

[@conniedean620]

I live in Kentucky,I've never understood the part of the Sheriff being responsible for an adult deputy's sexual actions. How do you train a deputy not to have sex with girls on monitors.And besides that why were they using the judges chambers. Those are 2 actual things that are supposed to be facts,the rest I take with a grain of salt until the facts come out in trial!

[@lazyj616]

If the sheriff gets off, the next thing you will see is murder suspects using the defense that they had a bad day.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

That sheriff is NUTS!

[@h_3_x_]

Why do we pay taxes for these terrible services we need major reform

[@geeloco1600]

What kind of reform prevents this from happening?

[@geeloco1600]

@@timcollins6183 you didn’t answer anything kid

[@timcollins6183]

@@Plutogalaxy guessing you got something better to add.And I meant citizens,monitoring,not the other chump ass corrupted greedy ass thugs

[@myd0gr3x]

have you read Patrick Henry's address at the Virginia ratification? your question was answered 250ish years ago ...

[@timcollins6183]

@@Plutogalaxy i said monitor all police,not just sheriff's.And appoint a trustee in doing so,to complete my referrals!Do not lie or try to say i said anything diffrent.I know what I said!

[@JRake32]

This disgraced former sheriff, Mickey, has the emotional control of a 5-year old. He had no respect for the life of the Judge, believed himself to be judge, jury and executioner and belongs in prison, convicted of 2nd degree M. It has already been stated by the family that NOTHING INAPPROPRIATE was going on with anyone of them and the judge. You clowns who say that is the only reason you can think of why this would happen have the same shallow and immature mentality of Mickey.

[@meowmagnet]

So, speculation is not allowed? I have not seen one comment stating that to be the case. Only questions about the motive. So, it's shallow not to accept Your opinion, when all the facts aren't known. Gotcha

[@bobmoore5242]

Why not. They're all cousins.

[@JASONBROWNSTONE]

WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL IS GOING ON WITH THIS? HOW MANY OTHER INSTANCES ARE KNOWN ABOUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

[@jamesstarkey1508]

There are more criminals inside of law enforcement than there are outside of law enforcement. Our justice system promotes organizational disfunction.

[@normagrimstad8869]

Ok, he has a bad day, and a spat with his wife, and we have sympathy for a guy who shoots a judge point blank eight times? Are you serious?

[@katherineharvey5663]

So he was jealous of the judge

[@ghostmantagshome-er6pb]

They probably went to the judge for help with a psycho in the house.

[@BaldwinBay]

Murder. Lock Him Up. Guilty!

[@MrBarrystuart]

How did the Sheriff pick up the Judge's personal phone and manage to bypass his security code in order to make a call in the first place?

[@georgiegirl8345]

He probably forced the judge to enter the code at gun point

[@halwarner6688]

What if a civilian had done the same thing to a police officer that he did to that judge?

[@Njvghvvnn]

They would also get arrested for murder lol what do you mean

[@Ellebeelle]

The exact same thing.

[@AA-BB]

He’s not exactly walking free now is he?

[@SherriLowman]

Both judge & sherrif look creepy as F, could the judge have told him hed better play along or the wife & daughter would be kidnapped??!!

[@duchessmartinez2035]

BS! A family "spat" has nothing to do with the judge..... It's murder.

[@spic0li]

Using the term breaking bread is like saying drop the soap 🤣

[@nkhirdaji]

No shameless ads like Law & Crime. No gratuitous speculation. Love News Nation.

[@littlemissaugie3966]

You think this isn’t gratuitous speculation?! 😂👋🏻

[@KY_WonderWoman]

Better not watch Ashley Banfield then; she spews untruths, speculation, bias and more.

[@beachgirl468]

"DEFENSE: Kentucky sheriff in family spat before shooting judge- murder is the wrong charge...." Um, ok- what would you call it then defense? He purposely took that gun out of his holster and shot the poor man, not once, not twice, not three but it appears to be four times and murdered him in cold blood! When is it EVER ok to shoot not only a human being, but a judge at that, while he's SITTING there in a chair at a great disadvantage, unarmed, unthreatening and smoking a cigarette? Are you kidding? Lol, this man will NOT be acquitted.....

[@pallidustigris]

Law enforcement officers have to be able to contend with emotionally distressing situations without exception. No one can disagree with the fact that there are officers who should not be interacting with citizens due to their limited ability to contain their emotional overloads for a variety of reasons. The reality of the matter is that just because a person wears a badge with a firearm as part of their professional responsibilities, it does not disconnect them from the fact that they too are subjected to and react to the emotional challenges that make them humans. If this judge was in the wrong, he was deprived of a chance to prove his innocence or face conviction of guilt by a jury. No excuse for what the Sheriff did.

[@caroljenkins5307]

Where is the holster for the gun? Was the gun holstered before the sheriff holds it out to shoot the judge?

[@lovelight6973]

This case is dp bizarre.

[@lucasjohnson291]

Judge was a creep.

[@paulmonin5215]

Maybe what's more important is what is not being told?

[@4reel244]

Imagine a sheriff is corrupt and a psychopath.

[@ennelle2024]

LETS WAIT FOR THE FACTS to come out.

[@angelamccrackin5243]

Now why should we do that...

[@lckhmup-xf5ft]

That Sheriff was dirty and angry!

[@terryowen6759]

All these explanations may be the reason it happened but its not a reason to shot a man...which the Sheriff did, the man is dead

[@xtinamarie_333]

Daughter doesn't answer dad's call but answers the judges call ? Dad snapped!!!

[@loveb5188]

Her dads was probably a abusive drunk as to why they are what they are in now

[@hp7093]

I was told when he looked at the judges phone he saw something related to his daughter. That caused him to flip

[@Tracy-m3n]

It doesn't matter

[@MzShugr]

no. It is murder

[@elizabethhennessey6437]

Sheriffs are held to a higher standard - should be able to handle stress and intense emotions - for God's sake, he's walking around with a gun!!

[@katherineharvey5663]

His wife and daughter reffused to talk to him

[@treborretsnom6186]

FILE FEDERAL CHARGES NOW , BEFORE THE WEIRDOS IN THAT COMMUNITY LET A MURDERER WALK FREE 🇺🇲⚖️

[@annebosworth7048]

Exactly... what the hell is happening they don't seem to care that a judge was murdered in cold blood.

[@katherineharvey5663]

I believe he planned it.

[@hermanmiller3708]

No mention of the statements he allegedly made about "they were trying to kidnap may wife and daughter".

[@GuitarBrew]

It’s murder, lock him up, FOR LIFE

[@samw8452]

Murder is not the correct charge? Ok. It was an execution.

[@Glaudge]

So was the judge merely trying to help the sheriff's family and the sherriff had a psychotic break or was the judge doing something sus too? I'm taking it they both had dirty hands of some level

[@annebosworth7048]

Why don't U listen it was nothing to do with the judge..all to do with the sheriff.

[@yepsowhat]

Is that a cig in the judges right hand? Smoking in a federal building is the crime😂

[@cleo1618]

🤣🤣

[@YaYaPaBla]

Murder

[@MamaLowrance]

WHAT????? EXCUSE ME… MURDER IS MURDER!!!!!!

[@perezsan1]

p-diddy didn't mean it either

[@lyndamac1058]

Wasn't the judge helping the wife and daughter to escape the Sheriff who was abusive? There is no way he should have leniency.

[@BOSTON1999]

Soooo lemme get this straight. When he called his daughter from his phone she didn't answer. When he called her fom judges phone she answered. Well then I guess it was justified. NOT 🙄🙄🙄

[@derek04151]

He was mad because his daughter wouldn't talk to him but she was willing to talk to the judge.

[@halwarner6688]

Like if we don't see psychotic police officers every day abuse citizens and exceeding their authority daily. How do you think they behave at home?

[@joewolf-xq7lv]

Where the hell is internal affairs at in this case??????

[@thetheo859]

Cold blooded murder absolutely no excuse…straight to the death penalty.

[@bobmoore5242]

Bravo.

[@Fishman814]

The judge was messing around with the sheriff’s teenage daughter.

[@kristenpino4635]

Speculation from News Nation at its finest! You are guessing, just like we are, except you make money.

[@georgelevin6134]

Sheriff and judge were friends daughter of sheriff went to her dads friend the judge to get out of some minor trouble so her dad would not find out judge said sure I will just give me a, well you know, sheriff dad found out and did what a thousand dads would do including me. Now you know the rest of the story!

[@davidwoods304]

Of course it’s murder … wtf …

[@gburahbondo2948]

Sheriff is sick

[@BigGuyIn_aLittleBoat]

Muder is murder