Posted on January 6, 2023

Aldrick Scott Denied Bond; Cari Allen’s Cause of Death Determined

Brian Mastre, WOWT, January 3, 2023

Aldrick Scott, charged with the murder of Cari Allen of Omaha, has been denied bond.

Aldrick Scott

Aldrick Scott

Cari Allen

Cari Allen

Scott, 47, had his arraignment in Douglas County Court Tuesday. Scott’s original kidnapping charges saw him with a bond of $10 million. Charges were later upgraded to include first-degree murder.

New information obtained from court documents shows Allen died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

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Friends of hers told detectives that the couple had broken up two weeks prior to her disappearance, but that Aldrick Scott would frequently text her and show up unannounced.

The prosecutor also says Aldrick Scott told a colleague that he and the victim had gotten into an argument and that she was dead.

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