SUMMARY: New details have emerged regarding the fatal shooting of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins. During a preliminary hearing, it was revealed that former Letcher County Sheriff Shan Mickey Steins called the sheriff’s daughter shortly before the incident. Detectives testified that surveillance footage showed Steins using Judge Mullins’ cell phone to make the call to his daughter. The shooting reportedly took place just moments after these calls were made. The hearing brought to light critical evidence about the events leading up to the tragic confrontation between Steins and Judge Mullins.

The judge reportedly called the sheriff’s daughter moments before the shooting.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Department of Transportation warns of “hundreds of millions in damage” and extended closures in the eastern state following Hurricane Helene. Three bridges over the Nolichucky River and two on I-26 are destroyed. Crews have worked tirelessly, inspecting 310 state-owned bridges in six counties. Governor Bill Lee, who declared a statewide emergency after the storm, described the damage as “horrific.” He is awaiting a major disaster declaration from President Biden, who has already approved assistance for various Georgia counties affected by the storm. The storm caused significant damage in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, with some impact in South Carolina and Georgia.

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SUMMARY: Closing arguments will begin tomorrow in the federal trial concerning Tyree Nichols’ beating death. Today, attorneys for the three former Memphis police officers wrapped up their cases. While Demetrius Haley and Tarius Bean’s attorneys announced they were finished, Martin Zumach, representing Justin Smith, called additional witnesses, including character witnesses and an expert. Two former Memphis police lieutenants testified that Smith was a “good officer,” but they also admitted that a good officer would not repeatedly strike someone during an arrest. The trial is one of three related to Nichols’ death, with additional trials pending for murder and civil suits.

The final witnesses testified in the trial of three former Memphis Police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. One of the witnesses, a Memphis Police Department lieutenant, even went as far to say that if his child was arrested, he’d want one of the officers on trial to be the one who made the arrest. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/live-updates-closing-arguments-to-begin-in-federal-trial-over-tyre-nichols-death/article_66113e62-6eb5-11ef-a29f-2306698062ef.html

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