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US prosecutor seeks death penalty after deputy killed
AUGUST 8, 2019
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff's deputy and burning his body and patrol car last year.
A federal grand jury indicted Steven Joshua Wiggins on Wednesday in the death of 32-year-old Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran said in a news release Thursday.
The release says Attorney General William Barr granted authority to seek the death penalty for Wiggins, who is charged with federal carjacking and firearms violations that led to Baker's May 2018 death.
A state prosecutor has already said he's seeking the death penalty against Wiggins and Erika Castro-Miles in Baker's death. The two have pleaded not guilty to the murder charges by the state.
The federal and state cases will proceed parallel to each other, said U.S. attorney's office spokesman David Boling....."
US prosecutor seeks death penalty after deputy killed
AUGUST 8, 2019
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff's deputy and burning his body and patrol car last year.
A federal grand jury indicted Steven Joshua Wiggins on Wednesday in the death of 32-year-old Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran said in a news release Thursday.
The release says Attorney General William Barr granted authority to seek the death penalty for Wiggins, who is charged with federal carjacking and firearms violations that led to Baker's May 2018 death.
A state prosecutor has already said he's seeking the death penalty against Wiggins and Erika Castro-Miles in Baker's death. The two have pleaded not guilty to the murder charges by the state.
The federal and state cases will proceed parallel to each other, said U.S. attorney's office spokesman David Boling....."
US prosecutor seeks death penalty after deputy killed