Walter Edward “Rip” BiggsA Chattanooga defense attorney with a criminal record was arrested Monday on a domestic assault charge.
Walter Edward “Rip” Biggs, 36, was picked up on a warrant before posting bail later that day around 5 p.m., records show.
According to a police report, Biggs pinned his girlfriend against a refrigerator door and threw her to the ground during an argument on Nov. 10. When an officer arrived, he found the woman with deep cuts on her left elbow and bruises forming on her face, the report says. Biggs, meanwhile, was gone.
The woman allegedly told police Biggs came home drunk and the couple got into an argument. When Biggs shut her arm and shoulder in the fridge, the woman hit back, the report says. Then she called police on his phone since Biggs had thrown and broken hers, she said in the report.
Reached Tuesday about the arrest, Biggs’ office said he was unavailable for comment. His website shows he handles criminal matters such as driving under the influence, illegal drugs, burglary, domestic assault and homicide.