infoEx-boyfriend of missing Kentucky woman indicted for murder

Ex-boyfriend of missing Kentucky woman indicted for murder

According to the indictment, Joseph Hicks is accused of robbing and murdering Sheena Baxter, 32, on Valentine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day.

Baxter lied about being shot during an attempted robbery at Walmart in Georgetown. He told police he was in the tire section when a man approached him, demanded his wallet, and then shot him.

Police discovered that wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t true after looking at surveillance video which showed Hicks was not in the store.

Instead, investigators determined that he was at Phoenix Trucking prior to the alleged shooting, around the same time his ex-girlfriend, Baxter, went missing.

According to his arrest citation, Hicks' truck was seen leaving Phoenix Trucking roughly eight minutes before he arrived at Speedway where he called police to report being robbed and shot at Walmart.

Investigators said Hicks did have an apparent gunshot wound to his right wrist.

Police found a bullet hole in a truck. The bullet went through the driver's seat and the windshield.

On Sunday, investigators said Hicks was seen on camera going back to Phoenix Trucking with cleaning supplies, \"attempting to clean the potential evidence from the truck that the shooting occurred,\" according to his arrest citation.

Baxter went missing from her sister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home the night of Feb. 14 after she went outside to her car to get a bag.

On Tuesday, Baxter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body was found wrapped in plastic in a storage unit.

Court records show a judge had to issue an emergency protection order and a temporary protection order for Baxter against Hicks in 2018.

The indictment shows Hicks is now facing several charges including murder, robbery and tampering with physical evidence. He is being held on a $1 million full cash bond.