Warrant issued for East Bay video company CEO in pending rape, stalking cases
OAKLAND — A Bay Area man who serves as the CEO of his own video production company is now a wanted fugitive, after judges in Contra Costa and Alameda counties issued arrest warrants for failing to appear in his stalking and sexual assault cases, court records show.
Anthony Wiggins, 29, was charged in Alameda County with raping a woman in Dublin in May 2024. In Contra Costa, he faces charges of stalking a woman last February. Now, judges in both counties have issued $150,000 arrest warrants for Wiggins after he failed to appear in multiple court hearings, according to court records.
Wiggins has resided in Solano and Contra Costa counties, according to authorities.
Police in Concord arrested Wiggins in July on suspicion of child sexual abuse but he was released from jail and thus far hasn’t been charged.
As part of the investigation, authorities say they’ve reviewed Wiggins’ social media accounts, including for Vision Shot Films, a video production company Wiggins owns. The company’s YouTube page displays videos for prominent acts in Vallejo, which have cumulatively garnered more than 800,000 views.
In May 2024, a woman accused Wiggins of raping her and dragging her about 10 feet by her hair while the two were hanging out, according to court records. Wiggins was arrested in Yolo County, but later released without bail, on the condition he “obey all laws” and participate in a 90-day rehabilitation program, records show.
In the rape case, Wiggins’ lawyer argued in court filings that Wiggins and the alleged victim actually had “consensual sexual intercourse on the night of this incident” after the two drank alcohol together, and that he never assaulted her either.
Police said in court filings the alleged victim sent pretext messages to Wiggins about the assault and that he “never denied” it. He provided mostly “self-serving statements” about the incident during his arrest, according to a probable cause statement filed in court by a detective.