Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. . "They had to make money off of it," he said. Under pressure from Baker, Everett and Knox resigned Aug. 7 from their unpaid positions. It wasn't his first conviction. He said that Baker had not contacted him until F.M. (This data I summarized from the front page of Madison County Record dated Jan 8, 1998. The question I had was what is Ralph going to do with it.". He said he didn't know how the Bakers got the money: "I kind of had a feeling it was from her family. Baker and Sharp adamantly denied the beating, and Baker told jurors he was unaware that Bingham was retarded. The DEA has identified one of them as the largest in U.S. history. Still, he said, the price seemed in line with other land he looked at. Past and Present Sheriffs of Madison County Names that are highlighted or underlined are linked to pages with additional . "A lot of people call it that, but I don't know the origin.". "We're not talking about much money.". Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Ralph A. Baker Birth 17 Aug 1908 Death 6 Jan 1978 (aged 69) Burial. Learn more about the program. "I don't know how much you boys make writing stories, but we pay pretty well," Baker said. "I took all the serial numbers off 10 hundred-dollar bills," Minor said. The former Madison County oil man, F.M. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. 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. I knew he bought land. Martin said the land remains unimproved, "just woods.". He called Harper, and Harper called Baker. The ranking police official was Madison County Sheriff Ralph Baker, a close friend of the slain convenience store owner. In the 1960s and 1970s, second-generation moonshiners switched crops and blanketed the county's deep woods with a particularly hearty breed of marijuana. 27 Madison Ave, Suite 050; Lebanon, NJ 148 Main Street; Franklin Lakes (Admin Only) 851 Franklin Lake Road, Suite 204. Phillips had a strong dose of methamphetamine in her bloodstream. Probate records there show a $10 inheritance from the estate of Joseph Sphere Burrell in September 1963. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. He has won each contested race by a 2-1 margin or better. Want even more control of your Reflection? Baker pleaded no contest to burglary and grand larceny charges on April 2, 1958, and drew two years in the Arkansas Penitentiary. There, Dr. Tanya Claytor noted that Bingham's left ear was swollen, bruised and scraped. 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. passed through Huntsville as hundreds of school children and friends stood (Not really. Police would never raise questions about the mussed bed or take the bedclothes that might have provided some evidence of a killer. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Cain was the last of the three to arrive, and he got there at least 10 minutes before Deputy Danny Livermore entered Phillips' blood-spattered bedroom to find the body of the pretty, 35-year-old Alabam woman lying against a wall. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. It has sharpened long-standing concerns over drug traffic and law enforcement in the Northwest Arkansas county of 12,943. Over the next three years, a score of new suspects would emerge. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. 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 had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. He is in his mid-20s. Neither did Jack Lackey of Combs, who sold 5.19 acres to the three Bakers for $4,000 in 1986, then paid $6,000 when he "just wanted it back" in 1989. I purchased this book through my daughter's Amazon link. There is a little town on the map in the book on Highway 23S called Witter. My husband remembers some of the things that happened. Her 7-year-old son discovered her body late on the morning of Sept. 3, 1994, a Saturday. In March 1987, Louann Wheeler, an elderly widow, went to court to win clear title to about four acres of land in southern Madison County. I'm sure you wouldn't want a bunch of wrecked cars 20 foot from your folks' grave.". Want even more control of your Reflection? Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Kenneth Baker said the lack of a formal record of Ralph Baker's inheritance is a reflection of Bill Baker's distrust of banks. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Minor and Samuelson got probation on the marijuana charge, but were sentenced to five years in prison on a first-degree battery conviction. Fogley, the state police investigator and a close friend, blames the Fourth of July fire on misdirected Roman candles. The R&N Baker Trust bought 744 acres in the St. Paul area from a general partnership, Crawford Brothers, in November 1995. Covered with blood, Frank Eytchenson made his way to a local veterinarian's house and then to the hospital. Baker died in. I was pleased to discover that the New York Times rightly devoted as much space to a recent obituary for my local baker . MADISON, RALPH L. On Friday, March 18, 2005, of Bethesda, MD. He started toward Springdale on Highway 68, taking Deputy Sheriff Phillip Morgan with him. Minor hadn't yet hired an attorney, but he knew whom Baker meant. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 14th anniversary of your death. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. The timber there was harvested 20 years ago. I think we're all pretty sure. RIP, sir. 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. With a handful of household chemicals and some ingredients used in hog feed, dealers can produce a drug that sells for $1,600 to $2,000 an ounce. But he usually has a second job They usually leave him when he uses their share of the crank. 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. "Then Ralph will put his foot down.". It is empty. Any deals that's made will have to be made through your attorney,'" Minor said. If I got an ounce right now, I'd probably do half of it right away and put the rest up until this afternoon. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reviewed mortgage, deed and property tax records in Madison, Carroll, Franklin, Sebastian and Washington counties. The list of suspects has grown so long that attorneys and police involved in the complex investigation of drugs, sex and deaths uncomfortably joke that the murder produced "the suspect of the week.". During his terms of office, Madison County residents, as well as Ralph's family, may find some Fifty-eight reached disposition, yielding 51 convictions -- an average of about 10 per year. In the last two years, those transactions have involved selling, rather than buying. Then, in June, the Bakers sold the land back to the Cornetts -- for $15,000. Please try again. With what's left, I'd cut off one little corner and save it and then do the rest of that.". "Any minute, somebody could pull up here and come for me. Madison county is named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Sheriff Baker lost his life in the flooded waters of White River near St. Paul in the early morning hours while investigating the theft of stolen property in the area. and Mrs. Bill Clinton said, "May Ralph live on in your good memories of Jones returned control of the investigation to Baker and Fogley. Cain, along with Phillips' brother and one of her sisters, beat the sheriff's office to her house. INSCRIPTION: (Shierff badge with Ralph Baker Shierff Madison County) married March 3, 1956 (on back) They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Minor said Baker took the cash without question but that the two never discussed its purpose. You didn't want to be on his bad side !!!! : following a twenty-one gun salute fired by seven Madison County deputies. ", DRUG PROSECUTIONS, COURTHOUSE DOINGS AND THE MADISON COUNTY RUMOR MILL. A bachelor party for a federal drug agent led to another allegation of brutality. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. ", Said Brashears of Dr. Cornett: "He wanted the land back so bad that he would have paid any price for that. On May 16, 1986, Baker and Treat arrested Minor and Jerry Samuelson with 75 marijuana plants in the back of their pickup. ), 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. The previous elected sheriff was Ralph Baker, who was in office for 25 years before drowning while trying to drive across a low-water bridge over the White River near St. Paul. During the next four hours, Baker and Fogley would allow Cain to repeatedly enter the crime scene. Published on Jan 31, 2021. away from trouble. The tops of both his feet had red semicircular marks, which Claytor attributed to boot heels. In the news they told the story He said he wants to clear some of his land and raise cattle on it. One of those involved Craig Minor. So he lay on the ground bleeding. 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 That's a legitimate way of making money as far as I'm concerned," Margaret Cornett said. He even got up in the middle of the night to read it and finished it quickly. "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. a part of Madison County's history. He worked the regional circuit and opened a store and cafe amid the rolling hills along Arkansas 23. Dr. Ralph Kendrick Baker Oshkosh - Ralph Kendrick Baker - beloved doctor, husband, father, and grandfather - died on Friday, January 29, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI, after a short spell of My folks were too, and we know so many people," he said. Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. October 19, 1997 at 8:52 p.m. The deal was like many others -- the profit "wasn't spectacular," Kenneth Baker said. A week later, Knox turned over his allegations and unabridged copies of his files to I.C. In the past two. Baker dismissed that concern during a three-hour interview in June. He ended the June interview when the subject came up. Four months after the Bakers bought the tract from Brashears, they sold it to James and Margaret Cornett of Little Rock for $15,000. Harp was sentenced on May 14, 1996, to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary, theft of property and possession of drug paraphernalia. Madison County Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 5, 1998, after his car was swept off a low-water bridge and into a rain-swollen White River near his home. Another poll watcher, Derice Davis, signed an affidavit saying that Baker spent most of election day on the porch outside the Hilburn precinct. Ralph Gardner Jr. /. We've traded the money on the one hand for the next land on the other hand, and it's built up a little bit down through the years. Of Harp's insistence that he admonished her to keep silent, he said: "That's bull****.". He was attempting to cross a low water May they continue to move forward in life and heal with your guidance. But it's going to cost you.' The back of his head and his ribs were tender. David L. Bell Until now. Please try again. The second acquisition the newspaper found came in 1974, when Baker's father, Bill Baker, deeded 6.23 acres to his son. Federal agents are now seeking to interview Cordes. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. Sheriff Ralph Francis Baker Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas End of Watch Monday, January 5, 1998 Leave a Reflection Reflections for Sheriff Ralph Francis Baker May your rest in perpetual PEACE. Today, his presence continues to be felt across the county. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. 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Isaiah 40:31 Shares stone with Noreta He was born near St. Paul, AR the only son of three children born to. James Cornett died last spring. Washington State Department of Corrections, WA. A police officer he is known. "That's all I realized, and that he was a very small man.". Enfield also rejected a five-page "friend of the court" brief filed by William Jefferson Clinton, a young University of Arkansas law professor. 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. Baker said he doesn't know much about the case, because the state was handling it. Crawford said the tract contains some bottom land that had been farmed, but that it is mostly mountain, suitable only for hunting. But live-in girlfriends aren't hard to find. Imagine breaking the law without fear. Noah A. Leathem. If you go there, stay to established campgrounds and or use outdoor guide services, or be armed and watch your back. Management broke up the fight. He's told me, 'If you want to mess up your mind, that's your fault. consent. .you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. He says Baker has told him the rules. What's left is about $10 worth, and I'll give it to her. 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 . He said the most memorable testimony came from a man who said that Bolinger, who still serves as county treasurer, personally delivered forms to voters allowing Bolinger to take their ballots back the courthouse. It's one of the last places where you can get a little privacy.". Try again. Nevertheless, F.M. Testimony showed that, in one precinct, 140 people signed in to vote, and 155 cast ballots. Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Green S.C. State Constables. Madison County's law enforcement department had been developed into one "The main worry about that is if they jerk him in there once a month, and he takes a hot piss test, and comes up they can revoke him and I don't want them to have to do that," Harper told Minor. Most of that land is taxed on its value for agricultural use. Baker said he advised the Chief of Police of Huntsville of the information he had received by radio and sought that officer's assistance. Very entertaining read, but don't know how much of it is true. Ten days after the court order, Mildred Gulledge bought Wheeler's land for $6,000. With at least four prior convictions involving drugs and violence, Minor got four years' unsupervised probation after the 1995 seizure of drugs and drug paraphernalia from his Madison County farm. As a teen-ager, his daughter, Patricia Baker, and a friend, Sandra Harp, found some of them in the glove compartment of the sheriff's pickup on March 6, 1977. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. '", TWO LAWSUITS, HINTS OF THE HIGH LIFE AND THE SHERIFF. "I'm not going to give you the time of day," Sharp said. From the first marijuana seed he planted, to the Devil's bargain Mac struck with Sheriff Baker, this book explores their harrowing journey on the twisted outlaw trail. Minor, who said he is speaking now because Craig, 44, is dying of cancer and living away from Madison County, said he asked Baker to make a deal. Residents say it was a haven for bank robbers and other outlaws in the 1920s. by He even had his revolver, He's just another man. He started smoking marijuana at 10 and moved to harder drugs three years later. Minor said, the case felt like a setup. that all of Madison County could be proud of. Again, he and relatives received land instead of money in some deals, and some acreages moved back and forth among family members. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017. Brashears said he attended school with Ralph Baker and has known him for decades. HUNTSVILLE Ralph Baker has been buying land longer than he's been sheriff, at least since 1967. Many asked that they not be identified. Harper told F.M. Phone: (808) 541-3000 Established on March 18, 1959 With Bingham's lawyer, Jim Rose III of Fayetteville, pressing hard, the two-day trial provided the first public glimpse of Baker's growing financial holdings. The man "had a brother out of his mind or a total drunk all the time," Enfield said. "We might not have had the money but we had access to the money. The evidence was discovered when deputies picked her up for the burglary. But it is also cooked around the knobby hills of Madison and Newton counties, say the people who sell it. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. Lots of caves around those parts, with lots of toothless backwoods folks who take a keen interest in outsiders visiting the area. Jones immediately took them to the FBI. There, Baker handcuffed Bingham to a prisoner's retaining ring in the lobby. He approached Baker because he had heard the sheriff was in the market for property in the area. "He said, 'Well, I really like your attorney. "Ralph don't put up with any bull****. Rose, who represented Johnson, told the court he was "personally disappointed" with Johnson's decision. But the dealer who claimed to have traded drugs for bogus documents says the case typifies the way business is done in Booger County: "It's a very crooked county, yeah. In his own testimony, Baker acknowledged that his daughter had lied during her deposition when she denied ever smoking marijuana. When Minor balked, the up-front demand was reduced to $10,000. 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. Senior partner Robert G. Crawford said Noreta Baker wrote him a $200,000 check. 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. Phyllis Loya It was a curious election, with allegations of widespread voter fraud. Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. 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. Please try again. Along the way, the unlikely duo of lawman and outlaw discovered that greed ruins even the best-laid plans, and the Devil always gets His due. The 1991 black Corvette bears the license plate Booger1. In the 12 elections since, he has been opposed only five times. 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. A much smaller transaction gave Baker his living room back. "Why don't you cool down? He ended the June interview when the subject came up. In the past two. Sheriff Baker will not soon be forgotten 201 W. Main St. Huntsville 72740 (479) 738-6721 http://madisoncogov.com County Judge Larry Garrett Phone: (479) 738-6721 Fax: (479) 738-1544 Mailing Address: P.O. Today on the 10th anniversary of your death, we pause and say a prayer for your family and loved ones that you left behind. Harper first told Minor that he would have to pay Baker and the DEA $15,000 to keep his son out of prison. him". Chief John Roelandts (retired) Hog member 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.' Although he has been committed for drug and psychiatric treatment, he says there's no way out from the crank. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. They would miss a black case partially hidden beneath Phillips' antique dresser. He said he wasn't aware of any reason for the price to increase so much. Over the years, confusion had arisen over the property line. Baker's receipts for the same period show $260 in payments. I pray for solace for all those who love and miss How do you keep the deputy prosecutor out of the crime scene?". That's no way for a sheriff to be acting," Johnson said he told Baker. "That goes for both of you. "Ralph's dad was a very well-thought-of man here. The population of Madison County is 16,521 (2020 Census). "I think real estate's a good investment. to number about 2000 gathering to honor Sheriff Baker. God Bless! All rights reserved. Vaudeville's death sent him back to Arkansas in 1930, but not away from his music. For years the vehicles of He does it everyday. Harper says he doesn't remember the details of the case. 185 From the first marijuana seed he planted, to the Devil's bargain Mac struck with Sheriff Baker, this book explores their harrowing journey on the twisted outlaw trail. 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. 2009/08/22. In this world of drugs and crime. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. A young Huntsville man whose criminal record includes multiple convictions for stealing shares Harp's perception of how things work. But Harp said she then ran afoul of the sheriff when she stole $80,000 from a home in the community of Hilltop. "I sold to her. Deborah Roelandts (911 retired) Quick Description: This bench is one of several along the Madison County Walking Trail in Huntsville. Thank you for your service. In 1977, he killed himself with a shotgun at the family store, which burned down soon after his death. He asked the guy for a driver's license, However, revenue stamps on the sale of the remaining 80 acres to Dr. F. Allan Martin and Debbie Martin of Fayetteville indicate the Bakers and Hams got $39,000 -- a 628 percent increase in the per-acre price. I've never been satisfied doing that, and I'm reasonably sure Ralph hasn't either. High on two joints of unusually potent marijuana, they had a wreck. He's paid by the citizens' taxes 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. Your sacrifice is not forgotten. It makes me wonder what the "Macster" was smoking as he re-read the manuscript. Morgan has. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Madison County and your fellowman. Arkansas Forestry Commission figures show Madison County produced 111,557 tons of hardwood and 11,502 tons of pine in 1996. Fort Smith lawyer Matthew Horan once investigated the case in connection with a client he was defending. In the words of one person who viewed a videotape of the crime scene made at 4:30 that afternoon, the bed appeared to have been "wallered in." A 1958 envelope that once held the details of two felonies still sits in the vault of the old courthouse in neighboring Washington County. Ralph Francis Baker Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Former Massachusetts Gov. He died doing his best. Knox deleted references to confidential sources he said were afraid for their safety and gave Jones his notes on Sept. 29. The family's well-established ties in the community help as well. "So?" . With interest, it came to $125,829.76. Ralph was a great Sheriff and something even betterHe was a Harley rider. "The lawyer asked about his brother and whether he signed one too. He's cursed and assaulted often, He isn't afraid of being arrested by the sheriff. The Brashears couple sold the tract to the three Bakers for $7,000 in February 1986. N.Y.P.D. Ralph Baker in Florida. Copyright 1999 - All Rights Reserved ", BARE KNUCKLES, A DEFERRED SENTENCE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ELECTION. The father of a drug dealer in Madison County says he gave Baker two envelopes containing a total of $1,200 in hopes of easing his son's punishment after a 1986 arrest. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. When a shot rang through the night. Each officer a bullet-proof vest. During interviews, Baker said he aggressively investigates allegations of drug dealing and denied that his county has a methamphetamine problem. In his book he talks about being involved in alleged marijuana-growing operations under Baker, and current Madison County Sheriff Philip Morgan said McElyea found himself in the county jail. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Baker declined to discuss the case, referring all questions to the empty court file. Baker acknowledged that his former son-in-law may have been on a list of suspects he sought Harp's help catching. : He was found still in his seatbelt. Land there is most commonly used for hunting, timber production or, after clearing, pasture. "I think for the NCAA,, until you actually had NIL, it would be hard to know what it was going to look like . by. Kenneth Baker said he doesn't recall, either. About 8 percent have graduated from college. ", Another secret is avoiding long-term debt, he said. It all boils down to the fact that they did not want any outsider owning land on that farm. Ralph Francis Baker was born Sept. 1, 1938, near the town of St. Paul, once a bustling banking, railroad and timber center in southern Madison County. Drug dealers who acknowledge being paid by either Baker's agency or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for help with Madison County drug busts say they never received payments of more than $100, and then no more often than a few times a year. Madison County Clerk Wes Fowler said as far as he knew such money went only for the payment of confidential informants. This is his tale about life as a marijuana moonshiner in the Ozark Mountains, and the corrupt sheriff who made it all possible. . "He said, 'He'll get 20 years for it.'". My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer. He was found still in his seatbelt. Baker's former property became part of the Ozark National Forest. "A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck and day to day. An auto body shop figured in the quick profit that Baker and his cousins turned on the land they bought from Berrian Brashears. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. This is Mac's story of damnation and redemption. , David McElyea; First Edition (May 19, 2003), Language After eighteen months, Cain's former boss, Prosecuting Attorney Terry Jones of Fayetteville, assigned the case to a special prosecutor and an ex-FBI agent turned private detective. 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