DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee sheriff’s sergeant fatally shot while responding to a call will be laid to rest.
Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker’s funeral was being held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Dickson.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the 32-year-old Baker was found dead in his patrol car Wednesday after responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
This photo provided by the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office shows Sgt. Daniel Baker. A manhunt continued Thursday, May 31, 2018 in the slaying of a Baker, a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot during a traffic stop. (Dickson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
A district attorney says the state of Tennessee will seek the death penalty against Steven Joshua Wiggins, who allegedly shot Baker to death, and Erika Castro-Miles, who police say was in the car alongside Wiggins during the shooting. Their initial court appearances on first-degree murder charges are set for Friday.
Dickson County Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe wears a black band with the number 95 on it over his badge during a news conference in Dickson, Tenn., after the capture of Steven Wiggins, Friday, June 1, 2018. Wiggins is accused of killing Dickson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Baker onWednesday. Baker’s badge number was 95. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
This photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows Steven Wiggins after being captured and charged for the killing of Sgt. Daniel Baker of the Dickson, Tenn., County Sheriff’s Office, Friday, June 1, 2018. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP)
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