SIKESTON VIDEO STORE CLERK SHOT

SIKESTON -- A man is in custody after allegedly shooting a video store clerk during a robbery Tuesday night.

Marvin Lott of Sikeston is being charged with armed robbery, armed criminal action and assault in the first degree in connection with an incident at TNT Video on Main Street. He is being held on $750,000 bond and has been transported to Mississippi County.

According to Sikeston Department of Public Safety, video store clerk Geraldine Buckley, was shot once in the chest. Officers secured the scene and Buckley was transported to Missouri Delta Medical Center. While en route to the hospital, Buckley supplied officers with information leading to the identity of the suspect.

Buckley is listed in stable but guarded condition.

Once the identity of Lott was established, DPS officers then responded to a location where they believed him to be. Shortly thereafter, Lott gave himself up to officers.

At a local home, officers collected evidence that included a weapon and ammunition which has been submitted to the SEMO Crime Lab for analysis.

Officers are looking into the connection between Lott and a robbery at TNT Video that occurred on Dec. 29 when a man, armed with a semiautomatic pistol, entered the store, threatened the store clerk and demanded money.

Tuesday, the suspect dropped the money after shooting Buckley.

Anyone with information regarding either case is asked to contact the Sikeston Department of Public Safety Detective Bureau at 471-6200.