"I wasn't present," Clayton Stamper, lead investigator, said. "But when he was taken into custody, I was told by one of the other officers that were there that he made the comment, 'They're trying to kidnap my wife and kid.

Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines will go before a judge Tuesday afternoon at the Morgan County Judicial Center. He’s due to appear in court at 1 p.m. for a preliminary hearing on the heels of announcing his retirement ahead of the ongoing legal process.