Scherrer Sentenced to Life in Prison

(Farmington, MO) The man convicted of the murder of tattoo artist Samuel Tick Francois in 2012, will be spending time in prison after being sentenced to life Friday in St. Francois County Circuit court. 57 year old Melvin Scherrer, formerly of Bonne Terre, was convicted of murder in the second degree, armed criminal action, felonious restraint, and abandonment of a corpse. Francis' body was discovered in a septic tank outside Bonne Terre City Limits, bound with duck tape. Charges were brought against Scherrer in 2013. Francis' body was discovered in July of that year.