Sikeston, Mo., man arrested after barricading himself in home

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Police have arrested a Sikeston man after he barricaded himself inside a residence Wednesday evening.

Sgt. Jim McMillen of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said in a news release that at around 8 p.m. Wednesday Sikeston police received information that a wanted subject, Demetrius Gerome Patterson, 29, was inside a home in the 700 block of Cotton Square Street.

Officers conducted a criminal check on Patterson and discovered he was wanted on Scott County warrants on suspicion of possession of controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and a misdemeanor of delivery or possession of an item prohibited at a county jail. McMillen said Patterson also was wanted for his alleged part in an April 12 burglary at My Sister Closet and Midwest Music in Sikeston.

Once inside following a short standoff, officers found several televisions and other merchandise stolen from Lewis Furniture. The stolen items are now in police custody.

McMillen said Patterson also is suspected of stealing a Lewis Furniture truck to transport the stolen property. The truck was later found abandoned in the 400 block of Cole Street.

Patterson remains in custody for the Scott County warrants on a $5,500 cash-only bond.

Further information about the Lewis Furniture theft or any other crime may be reported to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety at 573-471-4711 or the 'CRIMESTOPPERS' Hotline at 573-471-1500. All tips may remain anonymous.