A judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers was remembered for his public service as mourners looked for answers to unravel a mystery still shaking their tiny Appalachian town — why their popular sheriff is behind bars and charged with murder.

As residents of a small town in southeast Kentucky mourn the loss of a prominent district judge, they’re looking for answers about the argument that authorities say led up to his killing inside the judge’s chambers and the sheriff’s arrest in his death.

An Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with the murder of a district judge will appear in court next week, according to Attorney General Russell Coleman. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines will be arraigned in Letcher County District Court on Wednesday,