Woman charged for Tennessee deputy slaying; manhunt on for 2nd suspect

Police arrested Erika Castro-Miles after she fled the scene of the shooting and hid underneath a house. Photo courtesy of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

May 31 (UPI) — Tennessee authorities charged a woman with murder in connection with the slaying of Dickson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Baker as police searched Thursday for a second suspect.

Erika Castro-Miles, 38, faces one count of first-degree murder for the Wednesday shooting. An affidavit said she told police she watched as Steven Wiggins shot and killed Baker.

Police launched a manhunt for Wiggins, 31, in connection with the shooting after Baker’s body was found in his vehicle. Baker had been responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle called in by a nearby resident around 7 a.m., the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

Castro-Miles allegedly fled the scene after the shooting and police found her hiding underneath a house nearby.

Police believe Wiggins to be armed and dangerous. He had multiple active warrants before the shooting, including for aggravated assault and theft after he allegedly slapped Castro-Miles, pulled her hair and stole her vehicle.

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