Judge Kevin Mullins Gunned Down in Office Amid Explosive Sex Scandal
In a scene that stunned Kentucky and sent shockwaves nationwide, Judge Kevin R. Mullins was fatally shot in his courthouse office — the violent climax of a scandal that accused him of turning justice into a playground of abuse and sexual exploitation.
The accused gunman, Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, stormed into Mullins’s chambers and opened fire, leaving the 53-year-old judge collapsing over his desk as chaos erupted. Officers rushed in to find a grisly scene — a slain judge, a surrendered sheriff, and a courthouse now forever tainted by corruption and bloodshed.
A Judge Under Fire for “Brothel” Allegations
Mullins, once a respected district judge, was embroiled in mounting allegations that he oversaw a sextortion scheme inside the very courthouse where he dispensed justice. Women claimed they were coerced into providing sexual favors in exchange for leniency, freedom from ankle monitor fees, or reduced penalties.
One of the loudest voices, Sabrina Adkins, alleged she was pressured into sexual acts in Mullins’s chambers to avoid crippling legal costs. Her lawsuit described the courthouse as a “brothel masquerading as a hall of justice,” with whispers of videotapes and cover-ups spreading across the small county.
Vigilante Justice or Cold-Blooded Murder?
Stines’s shocking act has split the community. Some call him a murderer who destroyed the rule of law; others label him a vigilante, exacting “justice” when the system failed to police itself.
“People knew something was rotten,” one resident said. “But nobody expected it to end with gunfire in the judge’s office.”
Fallout and Investigations
Now, as Mullins lies dead and Stines awaits trial, the courthouse has become ground zero for state and federal probes. Investigators are digging into allegations of systemic abuse, corruption, and how a judge could allegedly exploit the very people he was sworn to protect.
Whether Mullins was a corrupt predator or a victim of rage is still being debated. But one fact is indisputable: the name Kevin Mullins will forever be tied to one of the darkest scandals in Kentucky’s judicial history.
As one local resident grimly remarked: “Justice didn’t just fail here. Justice was executed.”
