A former Pulaski County deputy jailer has been indicted on a murder charge
Sheila Keith, 27, was charged with facilitation to commit to murder and tampering with physical evidence in the murder of 46-year-old April L. Neikirk, of Waynesburg, in Lincoln County earlier this year.
Keith is the third person indicted for the murder along with 45-year-old Otha Wesley, who is charged with domestic violence murder, and 31-year-old Whitney Soard, both of Pulaski County. Wesley was seen around April 26, “shoving, punching, dragging and kicking the victim,” according to previous media reports.
Neikirk’s body was found in a wooded area in Lincoln County on June 5.
Wesley and Soard are being held in the Lincoln County Detention Center on $500,000 cash bonds, with Keith being held in the same facility on a $200,000 cash bond.
Back in May, Keith – a deputy jailer in Pulaski County at the time – was arrested after police found 10 grams of methamphetamine and a duty weapon in her car during a traffic stop.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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