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    Will Steven Wiggins, Joseph Daniels’ trials both take place February 2020?

    The trial for Steven Wiggins, the man charged with first degree murder in the May shooting death of Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker, has been pushed back to February next year.

    Wiggins’ trial is now scheduled to take place the same month jury selection begins for Joseph Ray Daniels and Krystal Daniels’ trial.

    Joseph Daniels is charged with murdering his 5-year-old son, Joe Clyde. Krystal Daniels is charged with aggravated child neglect.

    Nashville attorney James Simmons, who took over representation of Wiggins in December after Public Defender Jake Lockert removed himself, asked Dickson County Circuit Court Judge David Wolfe for more time.

    Wolfe, during his ruling, indicated that Simmons wanted a witness on the stand that would not have been available in August this year. The Wiggins trial was originally scheduled for August.

    Simmons argued during the hearing that his team has encountered “problems” and that the case requires a “thorough examination.” Citing previous state and U.S Supreme Court death penalty appeals, Simmons repeated the phrase, “No one wants to try this case twice.”

    “We ask that we be given sufficient time to prepare for his trial,” Simmons said.

    District Attorney General Ray Crouch argued that the justice had already been delayed too long.

    “I understand completely the state’s position in this case. I understand the family’s position in this case,” said Wolfe, as Baker’s widow and family sat in the audience. “My obligation is not to do what necessarily I want to do. But to do what the law requires me to do.”

    “If I deny that opportunity, then I am creating an issue that could result in a reversal...a vacating of the death penalty, if there is one imposed,” Wolfe added.

    Like Wiggins, Erika Castro-Miles is also charged with first degree murder in the death of Baker on May 30. Her trial was tentatively planned for August along with Wiggins.

    Castro-Miles' case has, however, been "severed" from the Wiggins' case.

    https://www.tennessean.com/story/new...20/3436585002/
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    U.S. seeking death penalty of accused Dickson County deputy murderer

    By Kaylin George
    WZTV News

    DICKSON, Tenn. (WZTV) — The man accused of murdering a Dickson County deputy has been indicted on federal charges and U.S. attorneys are seeking the death penalty.

    Steven Wiggins was indicted on federal charges of federal carjacking and firearms violations. Wiggins is charged in the first-degree murder of Dickson Sgt. Daniel Baker.

    U.S. Attorney Don Cochran immediately filed a notice with the Court that the government intends to seek the death penalty and authority to seek the death penalty has been granted.

    Wiggins previously pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges, including premeditated first-degree murder, arson and abuse of a corpse.

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Sgt. Baker was killed on May 30 after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle.

    Wiggins is accused of shooting Baker at close range, dragging the deputy's body to the patrol car, placed Baker in the rear seat and drove away.

    Wiggins reportedly ditched the patrol car in a field a few miles away and set it on fire, with Baker inside, before fleeing the scene.

    GPS tracking technology was used to find Baker's patrol car after he had not been hear from for a period of time. Baker was found dead inside his patrol vehicle.

    Initial autopsy reports show Sgt. Baker had six gunshot wounds: two to his torso; one to his hand; and three to the left side of his head.

    An affidavit said Erika Castro-Miles, also charged in the murder, watched as Wiggins shot Baker to death. She tried to flee by hiding under a garage in Bon Aqua, but was spotted by the property owners and detained by police.

    https://fox17.com/news/local/dickson...ek-death-penal
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    Wiggins pleads not guilty on federal charges in Sgt. Baker’s death

    By Chris Gadd
    The Tennessean

    The man charged in the death of Dickson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Baker entered into a not guilty plea on all federal charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

    Steven Wiggins, 32, made his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge Thursday and was arraigned on the federal charges, said David Boling, spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Tennessee.

    Wiggins is charged with federal carjacking and firearms violations stemming from Baker's death.

    He also faces state charges of first-degree murder, arson and abuse of a corpse. The district attorney handling those charges in state court also is pursuing the death penalty.

    Earlier this year, federal prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty for Wiggins who was was indicted on federal charges in Baker's death.

    According to court documents, Wiggins shot Baker six times in May 2018, then dragged Baker's body into his patrol car and set the car on fire. The shooting was recorded on Baker's body camera.

    Wiggins is charged with federal carjacking and firearms violations stemming from Baker's death.

    He also faces state charges of first-degree murder, arson and abuse of a corpse. District Attorney Ray Crouch, who is handling those state charges, is also pursuing the death penalty.

    Attorney General William Barr announced earlier this year he would restart federal executions. No one has been executed on federal charges since 2003.

    https://www.tennessean.com/story/new...th/2530086001/
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    Steven Wiggins trial now set for Nov. 30

    Dickson Post Staff Reports

    A new trial date of Nov. 30 has been set for Steven Wiggins, who is accused of killing Dickson County sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Baker in May 2018.

    Last Wednesday, Dickson County Circuit Judge David Wolfe set the date at a status review hearing, which was held by videoconference.

    Wiggins previously had trial dates scheduled this year on Feb. 3 and Aug. 17.

    Wolfe last Wednesday set additional dates in the Wiggins case, including another status review hearing Sept. 29 and the start of jury selection Nov. 2.

    Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder, vehicle arson, abuse of a corpse, impersonation of a law officer and other charges in connection with Baker’s death.

    Prosecutors say Wiggins shot Baker multiple times, dragged his body into the patrol car, drove the vehicle away and set it on fire.

    District Attorney General Ray Crouch is seeking the death penalty.

    Separately, Wiggins faces federal charges in connection with the killing. Don Cochran, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, is also seeking the death penalty.

    https://www.dicksonpost.com/news/ste...f88f7b6df.html
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    Death penalty still on the table for man accused of killing Dickson County sergeant

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    The man facing 1st degree murder charges in the shooting death of Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker may face the death penalty.

    Attorneys for Steven Wiggins fought Thursday to get the death penalty dropped and District Attorney General Ray Crouch removed from the case, pointing to a conflict of interest.

    Wiggins appeared via Zoom before the court as Sgt. Daniel Baker’s widow Lisa and his mother Melissa sat in the Dickson County courtroom.

    The attorneys showed Judge David Wolfe Facebook posts and photos from DA Crouch, saying they show bias toward the Baker family and law enforcement.

    However, Judge Wolfe swiftly denied the motions, making the call in less than an hour.

    “I don’t believe that anything that has been demonstrated to this court demonstrates that there has been an adequate bias on the part of the District Attorney General that would require this court to disqualify him,” Judge Wolfe told the courtroom. “The decision to seek the death penalty and the indictment for the crimes against Mr. Wiggins was made prior to any evidence of any sort of relationship between Mr. Crouch and Mrs. Baker. Based upon these findings, the court is of the opinion that the motion to disqualify, the motion to strike the notice of death, and the motion to dismiss the indictment should be and are hereby denied.”

    Wiggins is accused of shooting Sergeant Baker in May of 2018. Now more than three years later, his day in court and fate are coming.

    The trial has been pushed back for a number of reasons, including COVID-19, all of which has been trying for Sergeant Baker’s family.

    Lisa said before, “victim rights are a joke.” On Thursday in court, she talked about their little girl Meredith who is nearly 5 years old now.

    Wiggins’ trial is set to begin on July 26, but we will be back in court later this month for some additional pre-trial motion hearings.

    https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news...unty-sergeant/

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    Man accused of killing Sgt. Daniel Baker makes first in-person court appearance since 2019

    By Stephanie Langston
    WKRN News

    DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The man accused in the murder of Dickson County Sergeant Daniel Baker appeared in person in court Tuesday for the first time in about 2 years.

    Steven Wiggins was escorted from the Robertson County Jail early Tuesday morning to the Dickson County courthouse by a number of THP troopers and chase vehicles.

    Wiggins appeared plain clothed, a requirement for defendants in a death penalty case anytime they appear in the court. Wiggins wore a plaid shirt and a slight smile as he greeted his attorney.

    Just feet away, Sgt. Baker’s widow and mother also sat in the courtroom wearing wristbands in honor of the fallen deputy.

    Wiggins’ presence evoked some emotion not only for the victims, but also for Dickson County deputies in the courtroom as Wiggins is accused in the violent, disturbing murder of Sgt. Baker three years ago.

    Judge David Wolfe wrapped up several motions ahead of the death penalty trial, set for late July.

    Among the motions, he addressed that there will be emotional evidence in the case and the concern for out breaks or emotions being displayed in the courtroom. Judge Wolfe also saying law enforcement that attends the trial can’t wear uniforms.

    “(We) can’t have a courtroom full of people who are advocating one side or another, and what they are wearing and badges or buttons or any such thing as that, and as unfair as that may seem, it’s still intended to preserve the integrity and the impartiality of the jury as they begin their hearing of the evidence,” said Judge Wolfe.

    We also learned about some of the witnesses the defense plans to call at trial. The judge listing six witnesses, many psychiatrists with plans to discuss childhood trauma, abuse, and effects. The defense also planning to analyze MRI’s, scans of the defendant’s brain with expert witnesses.

    Attorneys for Wiggins again tried to restrict questioning of the state’s mental expert witness. The judge, however, stuck with his ruling.

    “When you have an expert that’s going to testify about childhood trauma to claim the psychological effect on Mr. Wiggins, then clearly the state’s expert is entitled to know what that alleged childhood trauma is in order to form their own opinions. I don’t know how that could be anything but necessary and reasonable, and it requires the cooperation of the state and defense to obtain that,” Judge Wolfe explained.

    Steven Wiggins trial is set for July 26. The state plans to seek the death penalty.

    https://www.wkrn.com/news/man-accuse...ce-since-2019/
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    Trial for man charged in death of Dickson County deputy starts July 26

    By Ashley Perham
    Dickson Post

    The murder trial of Steven Wiggins, who is charged in the death of Dickson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Baker in 2018, is set to start July 26.

    Over the last few weeks, Judge David Wolfe has heard motions from the attorneys in the case on several issues, mostly relating to the death penalty, which prosecutors are seeking.

    In May 2018, Baker responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle and came across Wiggins in a stolen car. Baker ordered Wiggins out of the car. Wiggins shot and killed the deputy with a .45-caliber handgun, police say.

    Wiggins then dragged Baker to the patrol car, drove it several miles and set it on fire, police say. Wiggins was found after a two-day manhunt.

    Along with first-degree murder, Wiggins was also charged with vehicle arson, abuse of a corpse, impersonation of a law officer and other charges related to Baker’s death. He also faces federal charges.

    Erika Castro-Miles, who was in the car with Wiggins, also faces a first-degree murder charge.

    The trial has been postponed multiple times, most recently due to COVID-19 and the inability of the defense to get reports on Wiggins’ mental health.

    Luke Evans, a defense lawyer for Wiggins, asked to disqualify District Attorney Ray Crouch from prosecuting the case. Wolfe said Crouch’s Facebook post about an award for information on Wiggins during the manhunt and Crouch’s participation in a race in Baker’s honor were not enough to disqualify him for a conflict of interest.

    “It isn’t atypical for elected officials to have this type of interaction,” Wolfe said.

    Wiggins’ previous criminal record came up, including an arrest for holding a woman at knifepoint in a Fairview hotel in 2017. Wolfe said he will issue a written ruling on whether Wiggins' criminal record can be considered a “prior violent felony” for the sentencing portion of the case.

    Wolfe also had to rule on the procedure for obtaining and introducing mental health records for Wiggins in the sentencing portion of the trial.

    Wolfe ordered that the defense share its mental health report with the state by July 1. Within 10 days of receiving the report, the state will have to schedule an examination of Wiggins so that both reports can be completed before the trial at the end of the month.

    Wolfe said he would give the defense a reasonable period of time to decide whether to use mental condition evidence in the sentencing portion of the trial.

    The defense wanted to appeal Wolfe’s ruling on the mental health reports, arguing that it wasn’t clear what information its mental health experts were required to share with the state’s mental health experts. Wolfe ruled that whatever information the defense experts relied on in their report had to be shared with the state.

    The appeal would result in an increase in expense of litigation, and the issue can be corrected on final appeal, he said.

    “This case has been pending long enough,” Wolfe said. “It needs to be tried.”

    Jury selection from a pool of jurors selected in Knox County last year will begin July 26, with the trial itself beginning the first week of August.

    The jurors will be sequestered in Dickson County. The most recent jury sequestration, in the June murder trial of Joseph Daniels, cost $49,635, according to Pam Lewis, the circuit court clerk. The amount is paid by the county with some reimbursement from the state after the trial is complete.

    https://www.dicksonpost.com/trial-fo...092ee8884.html
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Death penalty in play: Knox County jury being picked to hear murder case against man accused of killing Dickson County deputy

    Steven J. Wiggins, 34, faces the threat of the death penalty if the Knox County panel finds him guilty of murder

    By John North
    WBIR News

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A panel of Knox Countians is being picked this week to decide the fate of a Tennessee man facing the threat of the death penalty in the 2018 killing of a Dickson County, Tenn., deputy.

    Preliminary jury screening began Monday morning in Knox County, with Dickson County Judge David Wolfe, District Attorney General Ray Crouch and a team of defense attorneys quizzing potential jurors one by one on their thoughts about the death penalty, murder and factors that could mitigate a crime.

    Crouch is seeking death for Steven J. Wiggins, 34, in the 2018 killing of Sgt. Daniel Baker along a rural Dickson County road, west of Nashville. Wiggins shot Baker six times, put his body in his cruise and shortly after set his body on fire, authorities allege.

    Twenty-five Knox County residents were summoned Monday morning to the City County Building, and another group of 25 checked in at 12:30 p.m. Monday. A similar process was expected Tuesday.

    Dozens likely will be interviewed before Wolfe deems there's a sufficient number assembled to begin questioning the potential jurors as a group. That could begin by Thursday or Friday.

    Knox County was selected for the jury pool because the case has drawn so much attention in Middle Tennessee.

    Wolfe told potential jurors that once the official panel is chosen, they could be heading Sunday to Dickson County to begin hearing proof. The jury will be sequestered, and the trial is expected to last two or three weeks.

    "We need people who can weigh all the evidence," the judge told one potential panelist Monday morning.

    Jury plans have quietly advanced behind the scenes. A pool of Knox Countians tapped for potential service first were asked more than a year ago to fill out questionnaires about the case. Then, COVID-19 hit, creating huge delays in the justice system across Tennessee. Wiggins himself contracted the virus.

    Some of the potential jurors quizzed Monday morning had to be reminded of their responses to the questionnaire because it had been so long since they filled it out. The survey asked questions such as their thoughts on the appropriateness of the death penalty and whether a person's mental health or childhood could be weighed when deciding on a sentence.

    If convicted of murdering Baker, Wiggins faces a potential punishment of death, life without parole or a life sentence with a minimum 51-year term. If Wiggins is found guilty, the same group of Knox Countians would shift to a punishment or sentencing phase, a kind of mini-trial at which both Crouch and the defense would present evidence.

    On Monday morning, several potential jurors signaled to Wolfe, Crouch and defense attorney David Hopkins they were willing to consider all the evidence presented in deciding whether Wiggins should be executed upon conviction.

    A couple people, however, were excused. A woman said she didn't think she could give weight to a person's personal history, including past difficulties, in considering whether he deserved leniency.

    A man was adamant he couldn't vote to impose death against Wiggins.

    Wiggins, who is in custody, sat during juror questioning at the defense table, flanked by his legal team.

    Authorities allege Baker came across Wiggins and Erika Castro-Miles sitting in a stolen Saturn in May 2018. The sergeant was checking on a report of a suspicious vehicle.

    After he ordered them to get out of the vehicle, Wiggins fired several shots from a .45-caliber pistol at Baker, according to authorities. Baker tried to seek cover but collapsed on the ground, where Wiggins killed him with shots he fired at close range, according to investigators.

    Wiggins set fire to Baker's body and his cruiser, according to authorities.

    The fatal encounter was captured on Baker's bodycam equipment, according to authorities.

    Castro-Miles has been charged separately in the Dickson County case.

    Federal authorities in the Middle District of Tennessee also are seeking death for Wiggins. He faces indictment in federal court on carjacking and firearms violations that led to Baker’s death.

    https://www.wbir.com/article/news/cr...1-4514648b3ac4
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
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    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Jury selected for Steven Wiggins’ trial, sheriff says

    By Ethan Illers
    WKRN News

    DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – A jury has been selected in the trial of Steven Wiggins, the man accused of killing Dickson County Sergeant Daniel Baker.

    Dickson County Sheriff Tim Eads confirmed to News 2 a jury has been selected for the trial, though he did not go into anymore detail.

    https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news...-sheriff-says/
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Murder trial starts over fatal shooting of Tennessee deputy

    By Johnathan Mattise
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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor and defense attorney agreed Monday that jurors won’t have any doubt that the man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy in 2018 did in fact fatally shoot him and set fire to his patrol car and his body inside of it.

    The only question jurors may have in the case against Steven Wiggins over the killing of Dickson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Baker, the defense argued during opening statements, is whether it was premeditated.

    Wiggins faces charges that include premeditated first-degree murder, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the grisly slaying that set off a two-day manhunt. Wiggins also faces federal charges in the 32-year-old officer’s death.

    District Attorney Ray Crouch opened the trial by sharing Baker’s last words: “Shots fired. Officer down.”

    “This crime is on camera. The defendant has confessed,” Crouch said. “There’s scientific testing, fingerprints, DNA, ballistic testings, all to confirm and reconfirm that the defendant committed these crimes.”

    Wiggins’ attorney, Luke Austin Evans, said he doesn’t plan to call witnesses at this phase in the case. He promised to conduct the trial in a way that “maintains dignity to Sgt. Baker’s memory.” The one question jurors may have, he said, is whether Wiggins used reflection and judgment during the killing.

    “It wasn’t until I was able to get to learn more about Steven, his life history, and his life course, that I was even able to begin to fathom how something like this could happen,” Evans said.

    Monday also opened witness testimony in the trial, starting with Baker’s widow, Lisa.

    Baker was responding to a call about a suspicious car in 2018 when he discovered it was stolen, authorities have said. Erika Castro-Miles, who is also charged in Baker’s death, was in the car when Wiggins shot Baker, dragged the deputy’s body into the police cruiser and drove it to a rural area, where he set it on fire, court documents state.

    A backpack he said he fled with was found nearby with two guns inside, including Baker’s backup weapon, court documents state.

    Wiggins had been at large after being charged the day before for assaulting Castro-Miles and stealing that car from her, according to a local police report. Castro-Miles told police Wiggins had been “doing meth all night and smoking marijuana,” the report says.

    Baker had determined the car was stolen and ordered the two out of the car, but Wiggins claimed his door wouldn’t open and Baker ordered Wiggins to leave from the passenger side, prosecutors said.

    Baker’s body camera recorded some of what happened next: While he walked around the rear of the car to the passenger side, Wiggins fired a pistol about five times at Baker, hitting him at least once. Baker tried to take cover, but collapsed, prosecutors said.

    Wiggins then fired five more times, the last three at short range, prosecutors said.

    After firing those shots, Wiggins went to where Baker was lying and thought he was dead, but “didn’t want the man (Baker) to suffer,” so he shot Baker in the head multiple times: “like a dog, you know, man, its suffering. You make sure,” Wiggins told investigators in court documents.

    Wiggins answered a radio dispatch and a call from another deputy on Baker’s cellphone, pretending to be Baker, the state indictment says.

    Then he dragged the deputy’s body into the rear seat of the patrol car and drove it 3 or 4 miles (4.8 or 6.4 kilometers) to a field, court filings say. He told investigators he was thinking about the TV show CSI and worried about forensic evidence and fingerprints, so he lit paperwork on fire in the front and back seats and fled, court documents show.

    The evidence, however, wasn’t destroyed. Baker was found with two gunshot wounds to his torso, one to his hand and three to the left side of his head. A preliminary autopsy showed the right side of his uniform was charred and his skin blackened.

    The case spurred passage in 2019 of the Sgt. Daniel Baker Act, a state law that removed an intermediate court from reviewing Tennessee death penalty cases.

    The trial in Dickson County, about 41 miles west of Nashville, has drawn its jury from about 220 miles to the east in Knox County.

    https://apnews.com/article/shootings...a2564d2bd3efae
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
    - Rowan Atkinson

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