Lott indicted by grand jury

Staff Report

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BENTON -- A Sikeston man accused of killing his wife has had his case set for arraignment in Scott County Circuit Court.

Stevie Cordale Lott, 41, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, endangering the welfare of a child and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution.

Lott, who was originally scheduled for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, was indicted by a grand jury, sending his case straight to circuit court, according to the Prosecutor's office. Lott is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 27.

Around 3 a.m. Sept. 12, Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call in reference to a domestic disturbance on John R. Boulevard in Sikeston. Upon officers' arrival, they located the body of Lott's 26-year-old wife, Nyketia Lott. She had a gunshot wound to the head and was alone in the home when police arrived.

Lott was taken into custody about 5 a.m. Sept. 12 and has remained in custody since. An autopsy conducted Sept. 12 determined Mrs. Lott's official cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the back of her head,

Lott, who has had at least 13 prior arrests, with three felony convictions of assault, armed criminal action and involuntary manslaughter, remains in Scott County Jail.