Steven Wiggins, Dickson County shooting suspect, has long record of violent crimes in Tennessee

The subject of a statewide manhunt has a long history of violent crimes in Tennessee and had multiple active warrants for his arrest before authorities say he shot and killed a Dickson County Sheriff's deputy Wednesday morning.

Police have identified the shooting suspect as 31-year-old Steven Wiggins. 

The deputy has been identified as 32-year-old Sgt. Daniel Baker.

Most recently, Wiggins was charged with assault causing bodily injury to another person in October 2017 in Williamson County. The charge, a misdemeanor, was dismissed by Williamson County Magistrate Denise Andre.

In July 2016, Wiggins was arrested at the Fairview Inn after holding a woman described as his girlfriend at knife point. Both Dickson County deputies and Fairview police responded to the call. The deputies coaxed the knife from Wiggins when Fairview police arrived on the scene and ordered Wiggins to put his hands behind his back, which he refused.

Wiggins was tased twice by the officers during the incident, at one point pulling out the taser barbs and charging officers, an affidavit says. Officers took him to the ground and had him transported to the hospital.

“During transport to the hospital, Mr. Wiggins became combative with (an officer), and the ambulance had to stop, and backup was called to the scene,” the arrest affidavit says.

Wiggins pleaded guilty to especially aggravated kidnapping, assault and false imprisonment and was sentenced to five years of probation in December, but failed to report to his probation officer.

In a violation of probation affidavit from April 19, Wiggins’ “current whereabouts are unknown,” his probation officer said. Two days later, Williamson County Circuit Court Judge Michael Binkley signed a warrant for his arrest. 

Wiggins has another outstanding warrant for his arrest in Dickson County after he failed to appear in Dickson County General Sessions Court, which stems from a charge of possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in February. 

In 2007 and 2008, he was charged with domestic assault by the Dickson County Sheriff's Office and Dickson Police Department and later convicted, according to TBI records.

He was also charged with misdemeanor domestic assault in 2006; that charge was later dismissed.