45-year-old John Matt Wiggins had a domestic incident with his wife, Melissa Wiggins, at their Elmont Terrace residence late July 7th. Responding officers spoke with Melissa, who stated that John had been drinking at their neighbor’s house and was intoxicated. She added that due to past incidents with John being drunk, she felt unsafe with him being home with the children. Melissa went into detail, saying that John had been annoying in the past and that no one could sleep.
Then, Melissa told the police that she had taken their children and had left the residence to stay at a friend’s house. She said when she arrived at her friend’s home, John called her, but she did not answer. After this, Melissa showed officers text messages from John where he threatened to kill her for not answering his calls. Melissa stated the messages placed her in fear for her life. She stated that she wanted to press charges for the occurrence. A warrant was issued for John’s arrest on July 8th. John Matt Wiggins was later taken into custody for domestic assault on August 27th.
John Matt Wiggins of Elmont Terrace in Nashville, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 27th, charged with domestic assault. He is free on a $1,500 bond.
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