The Kentucky sheriff who authorities say shot and killed a prominent district judge in his chambers after an argument between the two men last week is set to be arraigned in the case Wednesday.

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky 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 the slaying.

A Kentucky judge who authorities said was fatally shot by a sheriff last week was remembered Sunday as a pioneer who fought opioid addiction and favored treatment over jail for low-level drug offenders.