The suspect in the beating of a Renton comedian signed up for his open mic set as “Jesus Christ” and performed his act wielding a Bible and a sex toy.

Steven Baldwin, 48, has been charged with first-degree assault. He’s being held at the King County Jail in downtown Seattle on $250,000 bail.

According to court documents, Baldwin “spoke as if he thought he was Jesus Christ” for both comedy sessions performed at the Local 907 in the weeks prior to the beating of Dylan Avila, the open-mic host.

When Baldwin attempted to perform the same act, involving a Bible and a dildo, for a third time at the pub, he was asked by Avila not to perform the act any more. At that time Baldwin left without incident.

On Monday, Jan. 5, Baldwin returned to the Local 907, with an aluminum baseball bat and black rubber gloves, and he hit Avila in the head twice with the bat. The attack left Avila in pain, dazed and bleeding on the floor.

Baldwin of Renton has a criminal history. He has three previous counts of third-degree malicious mischief  and criminal convictions for conveying false information regarding explosives, threats against the President and reckless endangerment.

“The defendant’s actions in this case demonstrate clearly that he is an extreme threat to community safety,” wrote James Daniels, deputy prosecuting attorney, in the charging documents. “Accordingly, the defendant should be considered a threat to community safety in general, and to the victim in particular.”

Baldwin’s arraignment is set for Jan. 22 at the Regional Justice Center in Kent.