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. In fact, Baker was an outlaw before he was a sheriff. He is survived by his wife and two children. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. 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. "This girl down the street here. Less than a year later, in February 1994, the Ham trust sold a half-interest to the R&N Baker Trust, again for $4,000. Sergeant Baker insists it will be. She says the paraphernalia charge was incidental. Baker said in the June interview that he had probably put the drugs into his truck to drive to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for testing. My folks were too, and we know so many people," he said. He even got up in the middle of the night to read it and finished it quickly. Baker said he advised the Chief of Police of Huntsville of the information he had received by radio and sought that officer's assistance. Someone recommended this book to my husband and he couldn't wait to start reading it. But he said such deals weren't unusual among attorneys, police and prosecutors in Northwest Arkansas. Baker became sheriff Jan. 1, 1973. I've lived there all my life. The check was issued June 19, 1989, by a Michigan-based police insurance risk pool. Sheriffs of Madison County Ralph Baker Ralph Baker Article by Joy Russell Back to Previous Page Anyone having Information, Pictures, Stories, or Corrections, regarding the Sheriff's of Madison County that they would like to contribute for publication please contact ralberts@mcso.info Those dreams became reality for David Mac after the young man from Michigan settled in Madison County, Arkansas. Crawford, whose parents knew Ralph Baker's father, said his deal with the Bakers was one of several involving family property. 1914/10/19. "I've always had a few bucks, and Ralph has, too," he said. Probate records there show a $10 inheritance from the estate of Joseph Sphere Burrell in September 1963. Deborah Roelandts (911 retired) Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017. He said I f****** owed him money, and I didn't. Baker said that he also conveyed the information to the State Police. A week later, Knox turned over his allegations and unabridged copies of his files to I.C. 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. Baker now declines to discuss the Bingham case. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. He said he didn't know how the Bakers got the money: "I kind of had a feeling it was from her family. Jones returned control of the investigation to Baker and Fogley. He even had his revolver, Baker said he doesn't know much about the case, because the state was handling it. He talked about how he does it one day last summer. Minor asked him to get involved, and that all of the dealings with Baker and deputy prosecutor Billy Allred were aboveboard. Most of the entire front page plus some of the other pages was dedicated to him and the accident.) The funeral procession He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. But the statistics may deceive. He drives a marked patrol car. Deputy Mike Jeffers Franklin County Sheriff's dept. Something went wrong. Baker, sheriff since 1973, declines to discuss the case, which he says is one of only two unsolved murders in Madison County. He's cursed and assaulted often, "I don't know where that boy is," he said. This is Mac's story of damnation and redemption. Ralph was a great Sheriff and something even betterHe was a Harley rider. The drug dealer is still alive in October, and he says he has no choice but to continue to deal crank from his family home. Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 22 offices in Alabama, Florida . I didn't pursue it.". Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Please try again. 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. That underneath his badge and gun, My Dad and Uncles used to tell us all kinds of stories about Ralph Baker. "I sold it to him without her knowledge," she said. Copyright 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. 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. Until now. Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Michael Whiteley. No criminal charges were filed, despite Baker's acknowledgment that his daughter had perjured herself giving pretrial testimony in a civil suit he later filed. 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. "Rusty Cain's been f****** her. And he gets so mad at the court system The county was formed on September 30, 1836. The family's well-established ties in the community help as well. Masterson, meanwhile, escaped from jail and was later arrested in Oklahoma, according to Washington County officials. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Minor said, the case felt like a setup. and there is no need to say more than two words about his service to Madison Harper told F.M. 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. He is in his mid-20s. In the 1960s and 1970s, second-generation moonshiners switched crops and blanketed the county's deep woods with a particularly hearty breed of marijuana. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of Billie Jean Phillips' murder. He also does not obtain court orders for the destruction of drugs, creating what other police officials say is the potential for theft. "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. Clipping found in The Madison County Record in Huntsville, Arkansas on Jan 8, 1998. 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. Rusty could be a g******** suspect. He thought I did. McGarrah Sr. said the Hams and Bakers are "good people to do business with." "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. Baker argued with a female employee on behalf of the unidentified woman, Johnson said. His hair is graying. "It became a moot point when the employee resigned.". Baker said 19 months of NIL in its current state has helped reveal the pitfalls. Baker died in. He does it everyday. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. 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. : ", Although Baker's daughter denied it, Harp said the two girls and Judy Maggard, Harp's sister, had smoked two joints and got "higher than I usually get off just pot. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. respects to Sheriff Baker, who was remembered as someone who never backed , ISBN-13 Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. About 8 percent have graduated from college. The former owner of a once-prosperous butcher shop, Baker who was broke following two trials, vowed to reopen his business in Elwood but ended up doing so in Indianapolis instead. Harp's relationship with the sheriff followed her into adulthood. ", Another secret is avoiding long-term debt, he said. Among the Northwest Arkansas law enforcement community, Baker has both detractors and defenders. Ralph Baker had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. Johnson said Corkern invited him outside, then grabbed him at the front door of the club. 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. by. Berea . Oconomowoc Wisconsin, Chief John Roelandts (retired) Town of Oconomowoc, YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE, "The Badge" Crawford said the tract contains some bottom land that had been farmed, but that it is mostly mountain, suitable only for hunting. 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. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020. But the farther I got into the book the more errors I found that were not caught in editing. : Fogley, the state police investigator and a close friend, blames the Fourth of July fire on misdirected Roman candles. "Homebodies don't get in much trouble unless you're kicking down doors," the man said. Smith, the special agent in charge of FBI operations in Arkansas. That came soon after Minor and Samuelson had taken one of Baker's informants into the woods and pulled four of his teeth with pliers. 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. Its about Arkansas outlaws and their pot way of life. Madison County Clerk Wes Fowler said as far as he knew such money went only for the payment of confidential informants. Almost to a person, they expressed a puzzling fear of Ralph Baker. He said he doesn't worry about the criminal consequences of a crystal methamphetamine -- or "crank" -- habit that costs $4,800 to $6,000 a week. 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. Ralph Baker in Florida. Ralph E Baker Ralph Baker (1917 - 2007) Jump to: Biography Memories . "That's why Ralph really almost had to sell it to us, because he knows how much that land means to us, and all the family is buried up there in that Brashears Cemetery. Four months after the Bakers bought the tract from Brashears, they sold it to James and Margaret Cornett of Little Rock for $15,000. JEFF PORTER But my lawyer told me I couldn't prove I'd given them to him.". Ralph don't care if you use drugs. He peeks out the window at each passing car. There he sold ice cream, ammunition and bait, and served up cheeseburgers and fries. 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. '", TWO LAWSUITS, HINTS OF THE HIGH LIFE AND THE SHERIFF. 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. The man "had a brother out of his mind or a total drunk all the time," Enfield said. I'm ready for them when they come, though. "I firmly believe that it was cut and dried, and they knew what was going to happen before it ever happened," he said. Along with his wife, Noreta, and Kenneth Baker, the sheriff signed a mortgage in 1980 for $8,000, secured by 68 acres of land the two cousins had just acquired for $17,000. He dropped out of school after the ninth grade. . | 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. Berea Cemetery. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has interviewed Northwest Arkansas lawmen and government officials, prison inmates, former and current Madison County drug dealers, and the friends and family of Billie Phillips -- more than 130 people in all. "We do not believe our case is less viable than we thought all along," Rose wrote the court on Aug. 4, 1993. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. 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. It would bring far more than its tax value on the market. "Billie Phillips, g****** it!" Allred, who replaced Cain as deputy prosecuting attorney, said he was unaware of drug allegations in the Criss case until after she resigned. 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. He had been Madison County Shierff since about 1972 until his death. Phillips had a strong dose of methamphetamine in her bloodstream. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Photo/Video will be published upon admin review and approval. The man, Joey Bingham, began kicking the patrol car before the two officers forced him into the car and drove him back to the sheriff's office, Baker testified in a subsequent civil lawsuit. Minor said he called Baker to negotiate and was told things had changed, because Craig was classified as a habitual felon under Arkansas law. 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. Law enforcement officers came from all over the state to pay their 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. 1938/09/01. Minor, says he twice left envelopes with money on Baker's desk. 1912/09 . I think we're all pretty sure. "I went to some people, and Ralph was one. 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. The one whos blood runs blue. County residents with a great sense of loss. Martin said the land remains unimproved, "just woods.". Paul.". "I think for the NCAA,, until you actually had NIL, it would be hard to know what it was going to look like . He was found still in his seatbelt. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Madison County and your fellowman. Knox deleted references to confidential sources he said were afraid for their safety and gave Jones his notes on Sept. 29. This Throughout the afternoon, they would ignore what officers later insisted were bloodstains on Cain's tennis shoes. He knows he will sell enough this week to support his habit and pick up a little sex with a neighbor woman along the way. Most talked only reluctantly. Wheeler said she didn't remember Baker ever wanting to buy the land. Find Ralph Baker's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. 1973 - 1998. "Ralph's dad was kind of like my dad," he said. "My dad left me some money, and his left him some. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. that all of Madison County could be proud of. But live-in girlfriends aren't hard to find. Hathorn was finally tested Sept. 22, more than six weeks after Everett and Knox were off the case. To see our price, add these items to your cart. He isn't married. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! One former drug dealer, early considered a suspect in the Phillips murder, says he was involved in plans with Hathorn, Dennis Cordes, Rory Allen Gregory and Joe Benton Head to build a methamphetamine lab in a cave neighboring Phillips' house. "We didn't realize he [Brashears] sold it to the Baker boys, the three Bakers, and they were going to sell it to someone we understood was going to put a used-car junk pile on that land.". Over the years, often in partnership with relatives, he has bought about 2,400 acres, for which he paid about $484,250, nearly all cash, or traded other land. He started smoking marijuana at 10 and moved to harder drugs three years later. Baker Donelson is a national law firm with more than 650 attorneys and public policy advisors representing more than 30 practice areas to serve a wide range of legal needs. He smiles at a 1996 FBI map of drug labs seized in Arkansas. Rest in peace. (This data I summarized from the front page of Madison County Record dated Jan 8, 1998. She had been strangled. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. 'Cause people just don't understand They have paid out about $484,250, including one $200,000 purchase. Want even more control of your Reflection? 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. 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. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. A police officer he is known. Rest In Peace. Ralph Gardner Jr. /. My husband remembers some of the things that happened. It's also a "heck of a good hunting spot.". Craig and his wife could pay out the remaining $5,000 at $200 a month. Gregory has been convicted of attempting to manufacture methampetamine, Head of possession of drug paraphernalia. It came as no surprise to local drug dealers or to the family of Billie Jean Phillips. In January 1985, Dr. James Kelly Cornett of Little Rock, his sisters and their spouses gave about 10 1/2 acres in southern Madison County to their cousin, Brashears, and his wife, Reta. Baker, 59, who shares Arkansas' longest tenure with Monroe County Sheriff Larry Morris, sometimes carries in his personal vehicle drugs seized as evidence. 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 Baker won't talk about his land. ", And in the Sept. 4 edition of The Madison County Record, Baker posed with a gram-sized mound of sugar substitute and told the newspaper: "There is a certain circle of people using the drug. They would miss a black case partially hidden beneath Phillips' antique dresser. asked Fogley, not recognizing the name of a woman he knew better as Billie Jean McKnight. Publisher 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. He said he wasn't aware of any reason for the price to increase so much. Baker declined to discuss the case, referring all questions to the empty court file. Honolulu, HI 96850-0109. But a check of probate records in Madison County shows no evidence of an inheritance by either. The drug dealer says the map doesn't surprise him. "All I do all day is sit around this house and wait for them to come," he says. 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. ", DRUG PROSECUTIONS, COURTHOUSE DOINGS AND THE MADISON COUNTY RUMOR MILL. Very entertaining read, but don't know how much of it is true. So he lay on the ground bleeding. I hope you enjoy the book. At his home he cannot be found. Nevertheless, F.M. Madison county is named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Then, in June, the Bakers sold the land back to the Cornetts -- for $15,000. But it's going to cost you.' Fayetteville Police Chief Richard Watson and Steve Lowery, an agent in the Fayetteville office of the DEA, are motorcycle-riding buddies of Baker and among his closest friends. Fred Raymond Crumley. "They're doing Craig and me and you and everybody one hell of a favor here," Harper reminded Minor. During his terms of office, ", But Enfield did say the trial helped illustrate that Madison County is a "different world.". 1999-2001 by Joy Russell. The two men agreed that could land him back in prison. "I think real estate's a good investment. "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". But, in pretrial testimony, club owner Jeannie Ward cited three separate incidents involving Baker that night. Learn more. But he usually has a second job "Whether it's what you pick from your nose or what your grandmother told you came out of the woods," Baker said, "people don't seem to mind it.". Referring to Baker, he said, "Send MC-1.". May they continue to move forward in life and heal with your guidance. . Harper first told Minor that he would have to pay Baker and the DEA $15,000 to keep his son out of prison. Used with Special Permission of the Author They haven't seen him since. 1998/01/05. She said Wheeler hadn't wanted to sell to Baker. He said that he once asked Baker to sell him drugs from the evidence closet. Location: Arkansas, United States. Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. "Some of the two- and three-way deals, you might make a couple of thousand dollars each off of it," he said. During a lawsuit filed by Baker and his daughter against the driver of the other vehicle, Rodney Nelson, Harp testified that the sheriff's glove compartment contained marijuana, pills and white powder she believed to be cocaine in bags marked "Property of Madison County. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Many asked that they not be identified. Biography ID: 38791252 . ", "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. 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. 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. Residents say it was a haven for bank robbers and other outlaws in the 1920s. But she'll have to give me half of it back.". Most of that land is taxed on its value for agricultural. they don't exist". "He doesn't like that.". "We are more convinced than ever that we have a lawsuit against all three defendants. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. : 1955 - 1962. Lt. Ray Flores (Ret.) No arrests were made. 'Cause he works all year round. 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