Shawn Stines, the Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins dead in his chambers, was suffering an "extreme emotional disturbance," according to his lawyer.

Shawn "Mickey" Stines, a former Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge, is expected to appear in court.

Stines, 43, is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, several times in his chambers — hours after the decades-long friends had lunch — in an incident captured on chilling surveillance footage.