ronald anderson , 48 , was arrested after he kidnapped a woman , shooting and killing census bureau guard and leading police on a car chase before authorities cornered him in an exchange of gunfire that left him and a police officer wounded .
anderson was previously convicted of manslaughter and recently was arrested in an assault case involving his ` visibly afraid ' girlfriend .
the woman , whose 10-month-old son was home , told police that anderson had hit her several times , knocking her into walls , because he thought she was looking at another man .