A Sullivan County Man Who Could Have Faced The Death Penalty Is Instead Headed To Prison After Accepting A Plea Deal With The State In The Death Of His Girlfriend’s Two Year Old Son. 27 Year Old Shawn Anthony Mullins Pled Guilty Yesterday To Second Degree Murder In The Death Of Christopher Smith. Mullins Was Originally Charged With Felony Murder And Aggravated Child Abuse. Mullins Will Serve 30 Years Behind Bars Without The Possibility Of Parole.