Murder suspect extradited

Standard Democrat

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Carl Wayne Wilson, 45, of East St. Louis, Ill., was turned over to the St. Clair County, Ill., sheriff's deputies shortly after 9 a.m. Monday to face first-degree murder charges.

Wilson was being held in the Scott County Jail after being apprehended by Sikeston police Saturday morning. No charges were filed in Sikeston related to the incident. Missouri State Highway Patrol officials said Wilson has family in the Southeast Missouri area.

Wilson was charged Tuesday with the first-degree murder of Marilyn Patterson, 17, of East St. Louis.

According to reports, Patterson was found in a car near Centreville, Ill., with a gunshot wound to the left side of her head. She was pronounced dead June 16 by the St. Clair County coroner's office. Drew Juden, director of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, said that on Friday the highway patrol advised Sikeston police it thought Wilson would arrive at Sikeston's bus station.

As units set up surveillance, Wilson and his companion arrived in a Yellow Cab from Fort Worth and fled. The pair fled because they did not intend to pay the $750 cab fare. At this time, an emergency call was received from the cab driver, who had given chase to Wilson into a neighborhood area.

Once the area was secure, the occupants of the home -- two adults and six children -- were ordered out to safety. Juden said the suspect was observed by officers during his exit and was taken into custody without incident.