. >> the shooting leaving the small town of whitesburg, kentucky in utter disbelief. >> i think it shocked our whole community. >> i never thought that sheriff would do something like that. >> the unbelievable image printed on the front page of the local paper. >> we just saw the judge just in the restaurant here. i work at a local in the restaurant here. >> two days before that, and everyone in this small part of appalachia is now wondering, how could something like this happen between two men who have worked together for over a decade? >> i'm sure there's more behind the doors that we don't know about. >> i rise as details remain elusive. >> sean mickey stephens is going from sheriff to defendant facing justice for killing judge kevin mullins. >> lowry district court is now in session with the honorable robert wilhoit. >> prosecutors showing the brazen shooting in court at a preliminary hearing. the sheriff reaches over the desk. the judge trapped with nowhere to go as the kentucky lawman shoots the man he once worked for as a bailiff. >> can you describe for us what happened immediately