He says he has personally investigated allegations involving Baker and the county's drug dealing and found no basis for them. In 1996, the Hams and Bakers sold 40 of the 120 acres to Phillip McGarrah Jr. and Phillip McGarrah Sr. A notice of escrow documenting the transaction does not indicate a price. Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. Johnson said Corkern invited him outside, then grabbed him at the front door of the club. Please try again. And the Cooperative Extension Service reported early this year that county livestock producers had 66,000 head of cattle and 32,000 hogs and pigs. "I sold to her. A jury rejected claims Patricia Baker and Nelson each made that the other had crossed the center line on Arkansas 23 a mile north of Huntsville near Withrow Springs State Park. "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. Management broke up the fight. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. ), Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017, The terrain is very hilly and rocky which doesn't seem like a good area for grow ops, Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016. Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2010, It just amazes me how these weed growers, as first time authors, write so well. Ralph Baker was laid to rest in the Brashears Cemetery, The population of Madison County is 16,521 (2020 Census). "It's tremendously lower than things closer in to Fayetteville, where I live," he said. "My dad left me some money, and his left him some. I've never been satisfied doing that, and I'm reasonably sure Ralph hasn't either. But the farther I got into the book the more errors I found that were not caught in editing. But crank is his intoxicant of choice. I've got a pistol back there, and -- if somebody comes for me -- I'm ready.". "A lot of people don't have the money to meet their light bill, much less buy a piece of property," said Kenneth Baker, a cousin and frequent partner in land deals. "No one investigating this wants it solved more than me," he said. There, Baker handcuffed Bingham to a prisoner's retaining ring in the lobby. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. Trudot was in the hospital at the time. Rose, who represented Johnson, told the court he was "personally disappointed" with Johnson's decision. Whenever I read this kind of sad story, I'm reminded of the late Ralph Baker, the controversial sheriff of Madison County for many years who was found dead inside his car in January of 1998 after it reportedly washed off a low-water bridge over the White River in rural Madison County. Knox deleted references to confidential sources he said were afraid for their safety and gave Jones his notes on Sept. 29. Then I'd go on and after supper I'd probably halve it again and do a quarter. : If you go there, stay to established campgrounds and or use outdoor guide services, or be armed and watch your back. She says the paraphernalia charge was incidental. She'll say, 'OK.' But, in pretrial testimony, club owner Jeannie Ward cited three separate incidents involving Baker that night. If they wanted to sell something, we managed to come up with the money for it.". Sharp, who now works for the U.S. Meth and murder in Madison County by MICHAEL WHITELEY | October 19, 1997 at 8:52 p.m. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of . "I hope he appreciates it and takes advantage of it.". Copyright 1996-2023, The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc, Registration for the 2023 National Police Week 5K goes up $5 on March 2nd save on our introductory pricing and, register today to run or walk in your hometown, View January 9,1998, at the St. Paul High School Gymnasium with a crowd estimated Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Baker, sheriff since 1973, declines to discuss the case, which he says is one of only two unsolved murders in Madison County. Crawford said the tract contains some bottom land that had been farmed, but that it is mostly mountain, suitable only for hunting. He radioed his office at 12:27 p.m. for the telephone number of Arkansas State Police criminal investigator Doug Fogley and made a frantic call to Fogley's home. Ralph Baker would say little about his family or his early days in St. Paul, but friends say he grew up with two passions -- hunting and fighting. The timber there was harvested 20 years ago. It was a curious election, with allegations of widespread voter fraud. The land included "my home place," says the deed, signed by Bill Baker. He does it everyday. That's a legitimate way of making money as far as I'm concerned," Margaret Cornett said. He's just another man. The remaining corner of the day's score buys sex -- with a little return on the investment -- about 9 p.m. "I'd go down and say, 'Hey, look at what I've got. With Bingham protesting that the baseball cards were his, Sharp tore up the citation he had written. On May 16, 1986, Baker and Treat arrested Minor and Jerry Samuelson with 75 marijuana plants in the back of their pickup. Johnson said they beat him up after he intervened in a squabble between Baker and a female employee at Fayetteville's Bottoms Up Club on March 4, 1993. Harper told Minor that an important part of the deal was to ensure Craig did not have to report to a probation officer and undergo periodic drug testing. A year later, with Crumbley retiring, Baker won office as part of a slate of political newcomers, defeating Republican Johnny Reed 2,844-2,681. That underneath his badge and gun, Covered with blood, Frank Eytchenson made his way to a local veterinarian's house and then to the hospital. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Phillips had a strong dose of methamphetamine in her bloodstream. When I was little I remember the Cock Fights in our yard and the Moonshine in the Sheds. My husband remembers some of the things that happened. Imagine piles of money that literally grew on trees. "I've never seen anything in writing. There are no busts in Madison County. Copyright 1999 - All Rights Reserved His wife, Margaret, said she and her husband bought back the land they had given away because they were concerned the business would place junk cars next to the family cemetery. by Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 22 offices in Alabama, Florida . Baker testified that he earned a little less than $20,000 as sheriff, and that he owned 648 acres of forest and farm land in Madison and Franklin counties and a share of a lake lot in Missouri. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. There he sold ice cream, ammunition and bait, and served up cheeseburgers and fries. As a teen-ager, Sandra Harp said, she and Baker's daughter moved freely through the sheriff's office and the jail. God Bless! You didn't want to be on his bad side !!!! It is specifically about the part of Arkansas right here where we live. "But he ain't eating corn on the cob.". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reviewed mortgage, deed and property tax records in Madison, Carroll, Franklin, Sebastian and Washington counties. She said Baker and other police there to celebrate the marriage of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lance King got so rowdy she was forced to close the club. to number about 2000 gathering to honor Sheriff Baker. Revenue Commissioner Tim Leathers said Criss submitted a "routine resignation" while she was under investigation by Baker for issuing phony driver's licenses and license plate stickers. It shows two methcathinone lab busts in Benton County. A Harley enthusiast given to wearing biker gear, Baker wore tan pants, a black shirt and gold chains to the federal courthouse. Jones immediately took them to the FBI. He tracked it back to a break-in at a south Fayetteville auto shop. He has been involved in transactions to sell at least 1,092 acres, receiving about $319,000. I have read this book a few years ago, it is actually written about the Sheriff of Madison County in Arkansas. There is a little town on the map in the book on Highway 23S called Witter. , Paperback He ended the June interview when the subject came up. He drives a marked patrol car. He said Baker hit him in the face, and that he was then pushed back inside the club, where Treat hit him in the face. With what's left, I'd cut off one little corner and save it and then do the rest of that.". Washington County Sheriff Kenneth McKee, who once was the area's only state trooper, said Madison County was a moonshine capital, distributing its top-quality white lightning through the Ozarks and into Oklahoma. ", But Enfield did say the trial helped illustrate that Madison County is a "different world.". Baker removed the drugs from his truck after the accident. I never bought from her," said one convicted drug dealer, adding that Criss provided a valuable service for the county's outlaws, who didn't have insurance. (Note: Your comments may be used in an upcoming article about the 20-year anniversary.) Ralph A. Baker Birth 17 Aug 1908 Death 6 Jan 1978 (aged 69) Burial. The stakes had escalated by 1994, when Craig Minor and his wife, Dianne M. O'Delle, were arrested on charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia on their Madison County farm. Baker declined to say whether he and Noreta had family money to work with. Please try again. To respond to calls unknown. Try again. He knows there might not be a tomorrow all 12 Reflections, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. Ralph Baker Dead 1/8/98 feel as Rev. We'd put them on our tags, and we'd just hope we wouldn't get stopped.". "I was dealing drugs over there for years and years and years and was never busted for drugs in Madison County," Harp said during a July interview at the Arkansas Department of Correction Tucker Unit, about a month before she was released on parole. Baker and his partners now own at least 1,450 acres, mostly in southern Madison County, valued at $227,865, according to tax records. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. But an enterprising deputy circuit clerk found a docket sheet detailing the case of State of Arkansas vs. Ralph Baker and Eugene Masterson. Marshal: Vacant Courthouse: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and United States Courthouse Address: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room C-109 PO Box 50184. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of Billie Jean Phillips' murder. Chief John Roelandts (retired) Hog member Brashears said he attended school with Ralph Baker and has known him for decades. They would fail to ask about the curiously unmade bed in the upstairs loft, or to note that someone had thrown the curtain up over the rod at the window, as if to make it a better lookout post. She had been strangled. "It was play money, not serious money. Bill Baker's legacy to his only son was 6.23 acres of mountains and trees near the north end of the canopied highway that University of Arkansas fans know as the Pig Trail. This is his tale about life as a marijuana moonshiner in the Ozark Mountains, and the corrupt sheriff who made it all possible. I don't owe anything, and I haven't owed anything in years.". Six of every 10 of its adults have graduated high school. Photo/Video will be published upon admin review and approval. All rights reserved. Washington State Department of Corrections, Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas, Copyright 1996-2023, The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc, Registration for the 2023 National Police Week 5K goes up $5 on March 2nd save on our introductory pricing and, register today to run or walk in your hometown, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. passed through Huntsville as hundreds of school children and friends stood With legal pot on the horizon (medical was voted in here, the first state in the south to do so) stories like this are soon to be quaint but we should all learn the lessons of the so called 'war on drugs.' Most of Ralph Baker's later transactions involve the R&N Baker Trust, established, apparently in June 1988, with his wife. asked Fogley, not recognizing the name of a woman he knew better as Billie Jean McKnight. Funeral services were held on Friday, An analysis of the state's circuit court computer files shows 69 cases involving drug charges were filed in Madison County between 1993 and last May. Most of Baker's transactions have occurred since 1982, with bursts of activity in the late 1980s and 1992-94. An itemization in the auditor's working papers shows $4,511.93 was paid to confidential informants between July 14, 1995, and Oct. 23, 1996. Madison county is named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Crystal meth, known as "crank," is imported from California and Mexico. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Baker would be shouldered out of the investigation, then have it handed back to him. Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. The convicted thief and drug dealer, now 34, said she refused when Baker asked her to set up his former son-in-law in a drug deal during a 1994 custody fight over Baker's granddaughter. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. It has sharpened long-standing concerns over drug traffic and law enforcement in the Northwest Arkansas county of 12,943. He also owns a Chevrolet Corvette and a Honda Acura, two Harley Davidson motorcycles, five trucks and 19 cows. Interviews with investigators indicate the conversation went something like this: "Billie Phillips is dead," Baker told Fogley. A letter of condolence from President Cordes and a private investigator who helped him escape from the Washington County jail were later convicted of building the biggest methcathinone lab in U.S. history. N.Y.P.D. The records paint a picture of an astute businessman who aggressively bought low and sold high. It wasn't his first conviction. "I think real estate's a good investment. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. During his terms of office, Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Jeffrey Wood. And Everett and Knox said problems with Baker reached the breaking point when they developed fresh leads involving drugs. On June 13, 1987, Baker and former Huntsville Police Chief Ed Sharp arrested a 19-year-old retarded Rogers man on allegations he had stolen two baseball cards during the annual "Hawgfest" on the town square. Land there is most commonly used for hunting, timber production or, after clearing, pasture. Enfield discarded 79 absentee votes that Democratic campaign worker and then-state Rep. Steve Smith had gathered from the residents of the Meadowview Nursing Home. Madison County is a county located in the state of Arkansas. One man from whom McKnight bought, Steve Hathorn, beat him over a debt from drugs and building materials a year after Phillips died. Contrary to accepted practice among state and local police agencies, Baker maintains no inventory of drugs or other evidence seized by his office and keeps no log of the drugs he destroys. Ralph Baker had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. In the past two. Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. She said Wheeler hadn't wanted to sell to Baker. Assessor Edward D. "Buck" Ham, who partnered with Baker to buy 120 acres in 1987 and then to sell them nine years later, said Baker is simply a good businessman who knows how and when to buy and sell. "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". Learn more. A young Huntsville man whose criminal record includes multiple convictions for stealing shares Harp's perception of how things work. I've lived there all my life. The newspaper's search of records found just one transaction that involved Baker borrowing money. The man "had a brother out of his mind or a total drunk all the time," Enfield said. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. The terrain is very hilly and rocky which doesn't seem like a good area for grow ops. Cain, along with Phillips' brother and one of her sisters, beat the sheriff's office to her house. The former won't speak for attribution. The Bakers, owners of adjoining land, were two of the defendants, although the case file contains no indication that they or anyone else contested Wheeler's claim. Madison County records show the money was paid to the county's Drug Eradication Fund, $7,500 credited to Craig, $2,500 to his wife. "We're not talking about much money.". Marshals Service in Fayetteville, also declined to talk about the case. Published on Jan 31, 2021. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. 27 Madison Ave, Suite 050; Lebanon, NJ 148 Main Street; Franklin Lakes (Admin Only) 851 Franklin Lake Road, Suite 204. Referring to Baker, he said, "Send MC-1.". 'Cause in a moment the officer was dead. "He said, 'He'll get 20 years for it.'". In August, during a conversation on the courthouse steps that included Madison County Treasurer Jerry Bolinger, Baker offered a reporter and an editor money in exchange for information on Madison County methamphetamine labs. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. And he gets so mad at the court system He said I'd be dead by September anyway.". He's alone down this ole' highway. That's no way for a sheriff to be acting," Johnson said he told Baker. Nevertheless, F.M. Crawford, whose parents knew Ralph Baker's father, said his deal with the Bakers was one of several involving family property. Listen 5:20. Ralph Francis Baker. ", Said Brashears of Dr. Cornett: "He wanted the land back so bad that he would have paid any price for that. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Copyright Time never diminishes respect. ", "He does pretty good for himself for an old country boy," said Berrian Brashears of Clinton, who sold Ralph Baker, Kenneth Baker and another cousin, Bob Baker, a tract of old family land for $7,000 in 1986. Court: COUNTY; Disposition: ADJUDICATION WITHHELD; Disposition Date: Jul 06, 2010; Case NO: 2009-MM-013183-A-O; Arresting Agency: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE; Ralph Baker . A bachelor party for a federal drug agent led to another allegation of brutality. Baker Street Behavioral Health is a professional behavioral health center that trusts in combination, joint effort, and quality clinical help. 'Cause a waitress has his salary beat. U.S. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. To some he's just a fool. Residents mostly blame the label on their snobbish neighbors in Washington County to the west. : Baker's biggest transaction occurred two years ago. In 1992, Baker and his cousins swapped 320 acres for 284 acres of U.S. Forest Service land. "All I do all day is sit around this house and wait for them to come," he says. Both say he is above reproach. No arrests were made. They haven't seen him since. Some reviewers didn't like the fact that the author would "reveal" something bad coming up before it happened but Joe said that it did not have a negative effect on the story for him. Baker's second-biggest transaction involved a land-for-land trade with the federal government. for Ralph"Don't waste your time looking for someone like Ralph, because 1914/10/19. "I've worked with Ralph Baker 21 years. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. I mean just smoking a couple of joints.". "Since I've been sheriff, we hadn't hardly got any meth at all," he said in June. Probate records there show a $10 inheritance from the estate of Joseph Sphere Burrell in September 1963. "Ralph don't put up with any bull****. Cain worked as both a private attorney and a public official in a fatal automobile accident involving Phillips, with whom he began a long-running affair in the early 1980s. Ham said he asked the Bakers in because "I had just bought some other land and didn't have the money.". Minor said he called Baker to negotiate and was told things had changed, because Craig was classified as a habitual felon under Arkansas law. In all, Enfield tossed out 150 votes, and Democrats admitted to 19 defective ballots. Most talked only reluctantly. It is late morning, and he already has finished his seventh Budweiser while talking with reporters. Read Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, Dec 28, 1988, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from fayetteville, arkansas 1936-2003. Between 1993 and August 1997, Baker and three of his deputies have withdrawn $24,950 from the Drug Eradication Fund for undocumented expenses. "Ralph's dad was a very well-thought-of man here. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. During a four-day legal fight over Knox's notes, the former FBI agent alleged that Jones had told him not to investigate allegations of corruption against a "local law enforcement official," and not to take his evidence to the FBI. At the time, it didn't seem all that much of a case to me. "I realized that Joey Bingham had a speech problem at the time," Baker testified. Now because of Sheriff Baker's untimely death, many residents After that, the two generally kept their money in their pockets, he said. "A lot of people call it that, but I don't know the origin.". I was actually born in Huntsville, Arkansas, the County Seat of Madison County. comfort in those memories and in knowing that Ralph will forever remain He just moves on to the next woman willing to trade sex for drugs. There were three Bakers, so they each wanted $5,000. Baker was driving a lumber truck and working as a bouncer at the Red Fox Lounge in Springdale when former Sheriff Fred Crumbley made him a deputy in 1971. In large part, he has been dealing with old friends, acquaintances and neighbors, buying and selling judiciously, usually at a profit. Rusty could be a g******** suspect. Paul.". "Definitely foul play," Livermore called back to the dispatcher at 12:53 p.m. They would miss a black case partially hidden beneath Phillips' antique dresser. In the last two years, those transactions have involved selling, rather than buying. Forest Service documents on the sale indicate the agency estimated the values of the swapped land to be equal. ", FROM MOONSHINE TO CRANK, THE UNDERSIDE OF MADISON COUNTY. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Kenneth Baker said the lack of a formal record of Ralph Baker's inheritance is a reflection of Bill Baker's distrust of banks. Roy Cain stated at Ralph's funeral when talking about a replacement 'Cause he works all year round. "I'd go in any front door in the country with Ralph Baker. I purchased this book through my daughter's Amazon link. Testimony showed that, in one precinct, 140 people signed in to vote, and 155 cast ballots. The judge deferred the sentence pending good behavior, and Baker never went to prison. 185 This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017. He moved to Florida shortly after, according to law enforcement officials. One in every five Madison County residents lives below the poverty level. Criss has declined requests for interviews. Charlie Baker did a 30-minute interview with The Associated Press just days before he officially began his new job as NCAA president. When a commodity is illegal it will be hugely profitable and no one should be surprised the cops will want in on that! Past and Present Sheriffs of Madison County Names that are highlighted or underlined are linked to pages with additional . "We are more convinced than ever that we have a lawsuit against all three defendants. Neither she nor Brashears knew who wanted the land for the shop. At the time of his death, his tenure in office was tied with only one other sheriff in the state. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. October 19, 1997 at 8:55 p.m. "The case will be solved when Ralph Baker wants it solved," Knox said when he resigned. He was found still in his seatbelt. He is survived by his wife and two children. The county seat is Huntsville. "I sold it to him without her knowledge," she said. Throughout the afternoon, they would ignore what officers later insisted were bloodstains on Cain's tennis shoes. Baker acknowledged that his former son-in-law may have been on a list of suspects he sought Harp's help catching. The newspaper reviewed dozens of court cases and other records, including documents detailing a past crime, a beating and more than 40 land transactions involving Baker. But it's going to cost you.' He asked how come [his brother] couldn't go into town to vote, and the man responded, `Well, I tell you, friend, he were loud and drunker than hell. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. In the 1960s and 1970s, second-generation moonshiners switched crops and blanketed the county's deep woods with a particularly hearty breed of marijuana. One of the transactions is the partnership with Ham and his wife, Margie. "The lawyer asked about his brother and whether he signed one too. Dealings at the courthouse have always provided plentiful fuel for Madison County's rumor mill, which went into overdrive when Diana Criss quit her 12-year job as an Arkansas Revenue Department cashier Aug. 26, 1996. Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Baker and Sharp adamantly denied the beating, and Baker told jurors he was unaware that Bingham was retarded. Bill Baker had traveled with the Weaver Brothers, making a national name for himself on the steel guitar. Enfield, now retired in Benton County, said the election challenge was significant "only from the fact that Clinton ended up as governor and as president. The DEA has identified one of them as the largest in U.S. history. Yes, the bullet hit its mark, "It don't happen here," he said. I'm ready for them when they come, though. Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Fort Smith lawyer Matthew Horan once investigated the case in connection with a client he was defending. Bingham's attorneys alleged that Baker and Sharp then began hitting and kicking Bingham, who the attorneys said had a speech impediment and the mind of an 11-year-old. For years the vehicles of State Constable J.L. : Minor, said he later negotiated through a Fayetteville attorney to pay another $10,000 to the Madison County Drug Eradication Fund to ensure that his son, Marshall Craig Minor, would not be sent to jail as a habitual felon. Having raised pot in Arkansas myself and then sent off to the pen for five years I can certainly relate and assure the audience the local cops are indeed in on it in this state. Police would never raise questions about the mussed bed or take the bedclothes that might have provided some evidence of a killer. During interviews, Baker said he aggressively investigates allegations of drug dealing and denied that his county has a methamphetamine problem. There, Dr. Tanya Claytor noted that Bingham's left ear was swollen, bruised and scraped. For one drug dealer who operates within a mile of downtown Huntsville, that means raising and spending as much as $6,000 a week. 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