In 2002, a court dismissed the lawsuit after Seward claimed that Dickerson had agreed to purchase him a new vehicle in the event that he won the lottery.
However, the Press-Register reports that the same week, she was shot by her ex-husband, with whom she had a separation in 1997, when he attempted to abduct her.
While Dickerson was driving in Mississippi, Stacy Martin rushed at her. The sheriff said at the time, “He told her that he was going to kill her the entire time they were driving.”
“He took her to the boat launch at Bayou Heron, which is an isolated area,” the statement goes. “They drove on Highway 90 into Jackson County.”
Fearing that others would start searching for her, he threatened to kill her if she answered her ringing phone. Eventually, he gave up and allowed her to answer.
When Martin eventually gave up, Dickerson shot him in the chest as he grabbed at her, taking a.22-caliber revolver from her handbag.
