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Prosecutors ask for former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam before murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — After his attorney notified the court that he would be pursuing an insanity defense in his upcoming murder trial, prosecutors are requesting that former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines undergo a psychiatric examination.
Stines, 44, of McRoberts, is charged with capital murder for the Sept. 19 shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins while the two men talked in the judge’s chambers.
The shooting was captured on security cameras, leaving no doubt as to who pulled the trigger. But last month, Stines’ attorney asked to present “expert evidence relating to a mental disease or defect or mental condition bearing on the issue of guilt and punishment.”
In a motion filed Monday, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman asks the court for Stines to be transferred to the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center so an examination can be performed for the prosecution. He notes that the prosecution has no objection for a defense expert to be present during that evaluation.
A judge will rule on the request at a later time.
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Prestonsburg man arrested following child porn indictment
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been indicted on child porn charges, following an investigation by Prestonsburg Police.
Police received a complaint from a person who got into a dispute with Simon Roxas, 22, of Prestonsburg, after finding child porn on his phone. His phone was seized and underwent a forensic analysis by Ashland Police, who found nearly 200 child porn images on his phone.
The case was presented to a grand jury, which indicted Roxas on one count of possessing child porn and one count of distributing it. Each of the charges is punishable by 5-to-10 years in prison.
Roxas has been released to home incarceration after posting a $5,000 cash bond. As part of the terms of his release, he is forbidden from being on the internet and he is not allowed to possess any electronic devices.
He is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment April 11.
The case remains under investigation by Det. Dennis Hutchison.
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