Tennessee convicted murderer Erika Castro-Miles interview snippet

I recently wrapped up an interview with Erika Castro-Miles, who is
serving a 15 year prison sentence in Tennessee for second degree
murder.

During a May 2018 traffic stop, Erica was in the passenger seat of
a vehicle, the driver was Steven Wiggins. Once SGT. Baker
approached Wiggins, he told the officer the window wouldn’t roll
the entire way down, so he proceeded to make his way to the
passenger side of the vehicle where Castro-Miles had been sitting.
Paragraphs taken from the Tennessean: District Attorney Ray Crouch
said that an event May 29, 2018 at a Cheatham County motel
ultimately “triggers” Baker’s death. Crouch recounted the incident
in which Castro-Miles ran naked from a motel room she shared with
Wiggins, located the front desk worker and called the police to
report that Wiggins had abused her and stole her Saturn car. Law
enforcement searched the hotel room and found drug paraphernalia as
well Castro-Miles' purse, which contained .45 caliber ammunition,
Crouch said.

Baker, a Marine veteran and 10-year member of the sheriff’s office,
was notified by dispatch the vehicle was reported stolen and then
ordered Wiggins out of the car. The shooting is on Baker’s body
camera footage, which was viewed in the Wiggins trial. In the
footage, Wiggins complained that he couldn't open the door, stating
“it’s a (messed) up door.” Baker asked if the passenger side door
worked. Wiggins said yes, and Baker walked to the other side,
telling Wiggins to keep his hands visible. As Baker approaches the
passenger side, gunshots are heard. Baker was shot by a .45-caliber
handgun and the body camera provides a first-person perspective as
he ran for cover.

This interview will be available on all podcast platforms Spring
2023.

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