I didn't pursue it.". One of those involved Craig Minor. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. "Definitely foul play," Livermore called back to the dispatcher at 12:53 p.m. Hathorn was finally tested Sept. 22, more than six weeks after Everett and Knox were off the case. 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. 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. But my lawyer told me I couldn't prove I'd given them to him.". Many asked that they not be identified. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. He started smoking marijuana at 10 and moved to harder drugs three years later. "My dad left me some money, and his left him some. It's kind of scary. Ralph Gardner Jr. /. He acknowledges that former Special Prosecutor John Everett and former investigator Jack Knox kept from him much of what they found during the 16 months they headed the investigation. Read Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, Dec 28, 1988, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from fayetteville, arkansas 1936-2003. "The lawyer asked about his brother and whether he signed one too. 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. 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. But he expects to die by September. Madison County residents could be seen with bumper stickers which said God Bless! Kenneth Baker said he doesn't recall, either. He ended the June interview when the subject came up. : 'Cause in a moment the officer was dead. Learn more. Fred Raymond Crumley. "Why don't you cool down? Former Massachusetts Gov. 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.' James Cornett died last spring. "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. The one whos blood runs blue. Residents mostly blame the label on their snobbish neighbors in Washington County to the west. 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. Franklin Lakes NJ 07417. 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. 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. 185 Minor that the payment distribution was intended to divert attention from Craig's good fortune, according to Minor's tape recordings of their conversations. RIP, sir. Fayetteville lawyer Terry Harper had handled some of his son's previous run-ins with the law. "So he made a profit. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Minor said, the case felt like a setup. . All rights reserved. "Any minute, somebody could pull up here and come for me. 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 But Leathers said Baker was in charge. Otherwise, he has paid cash. The man "had a brother out of his mind or a total drunk all the time," Enfield said. Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05. 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. "She'd get us stickers for your license plates. Of how this officer had died. Charlie Baker did a 30-minute interview with The Associated Press just days before he officially began his new job as NCAA president. She said Wheeler hadn't wanted to sell to Baker. What do you remember about Sheriff Baker? "He said, 'Well, I really like your attorney. One in every five Madison County residents lives below the poverty level. Noah A. Leathem. He had been Madison County Shierff since about 1972 until his death. Sheriff Ralph Baker, who's election slogan was "RALPH CARES". Everett and Knox asked that Hathorn be required to undergo DNA testing, a request they say brought their feud with Baker to a head. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. by He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. With what's left, I'd cut off one little corner and save it and then do the rest of that.". 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. Baker. 1955 - 1962. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. 'Cause people just don't understand Baker said that he also conveyed the information to the State Police. He tracked it back to a break-in at a south Fayetteville auto shop. He says Baker has told him the rules. Ralph Francis Baker Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas End of Watch: Monday, January 5, 1998 Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Clinton argued that Smith was within the law when he circulated absentee ballots around the nursing home and then mailed them back to the courthouse. Isaiah 40:31 Shares stone with Noreta He was born near St. Paul, AR the only son of three children born to. Federal agents are now seeking to interview Cordes. 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. . Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. The timber there was harvested 20 years ago. He isn't afraid of being arrested by the sheriff. The funeral procession I purchased this book through my daughter's Amazon link. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. 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. Baker, sheriff since 1973, declines to discuss the case, which he says is one of only two unsolved murders in Madison County. 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. 1998/01/05. "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. But a friend and fellow law enforcement officer said Baker lost the case because of his choice of clothing. Very entertaining read, but don't know how much of it is true. If you go there, stay to established campgrounds and or use outdoor guide services, or be armed and watch your back. I've never been satisfied doing that, and I'm reasonably sure Ralph hasn't either. 1973 - 1998. Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. He was found still in his seatbelt. It tracked the deaths of other Madison County people who died under mysterious circumstances. Berea . In this world of drugs and crime. 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. 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. Steven Dwan Treat (Appointed 12 Jan 1998) 1951/10/19. Both of them lost money in the banks when the banks folded in the '20s, '30s.". Four months after the Bakers bought the tract from Brashears, they sold it to James and Margaret Cornett of Little Rock for $15,000. Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Jeffrey Wood. There he sold ice cream, ammunition and bait, and served up cheeseburgers and fries. If I got an ounce right now, I'd probably do half of it right away and put the rest up until this afternoon. 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 . In 1987, the two county officials and their wives had bought 120 acres of timberland from Minsie Leathem, the widow of former Sheriff Noah Leathem, for $8,000. He started toward Springdale on Highway 68, taking Deputy Sheriff Phillip Morgan with him. Baker dismissed that concern during a three-hour interview in June. Knox deleted references to confidential sources he said were afraid for their safety and gave Jones his notes on Sept. 29. But live-in girlfriends aren't hard to find. 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. A letter of condolence from President He drives a marked patrol car. Martin said the land remains unimproved, "just woods.". Indeed, Baker's internal records show that Baker and Chief Deputy Steve Treat paid a total of $835 to drug informants between 1993 and September 1997 in amounts ranging from $25 to $125. 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. It's one of the last places where you can get a little privacy.". Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. Now because of Sheriff Baker's untimely death, many residents List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. 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. Throughout the afternoon, they would ignore what officers later insisted were bloodstains on Cain's tennis shoes. Baker died in. 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. Someone recommended this book to my husband and he couldn't wait to start reading it. He was fascinated by this story of supposedly "easy" money and the effect it had on these people's lives. "They're doing Craig and me and you and everybody one hell of a favor here," Harper reminded Minor. "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. But the Department's budget didn't buy With his badge pinned on his chest. It makes me wonder what the "Macster" was smoking as he re-read the manuscript. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 14th anniversary of your death. 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. Law enforcement officers came from all over the state to pay their for Ralph"Don't waste your time looking for someone like Ralph, because Madison county is named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. In the news they told the story The Brashears couple sold the tract to the three Bakers for $7,000 in February 1986. 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. That's a legitimate way of making money as far as I'm concerned," Margaret Cornett said. Although Ralph's brilliant mind was compromised by dementia, his instincts remained keen. He said I'd be dead by September anyway.". Baker argued with a female employee on behalf of the unidentified woman, Johnson said. In Huntsville's drug community, sex is just another form of currency. Deputy Mike Jeffers Franklin County Sheriff's dept. '", TWO LAWSUITS, HINTS OF THE HIGH LIFE AND THE SHERIFF. Police would never raise questions about the mussed bed or take the bedclothes that might have provided some evidence of a killer. Neither has Minor. Green S.C. State Constables. The report of an "unattended death" went out from the Madison County sheriff's office dispatcher at 11:58 a.m. Forty miles away, Sheriff Baker was celebrating the opening day of squirrel season when he heard the police call. respects to Sheriff Baker, who was remembered as someone who never backed She didn't begrudge Baker and his cousins their profit. , Item Weight He said he wants to clear some of his land and raise cattle on it. Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. 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. "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. 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. After the cruiser was washed into the creek it flipped over trapping him inside. The title of this book is misleading. High on two joints of unusually potent marijuana, they had a wreck. In the 1960s and 1970s, second-generation moonshiners switched crops and blanketed the county's deep woods with a particularly hearty breed of marijuana. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. and Mrs. Bill Clinton said, "May Ralph live on in your good memories of 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. ", BARE KNUCKLES, A DEFERRED SENTENCE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ELECTION. "One guy held a shotgun in my face for over an hour last week. In that time, Baker has taken only one mortgage, for $8,000. Jones immediately took them to the FBI. 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. Today, his presence continues to be felt across the county. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. As the case developed, Minor's father, Illinois oil well driller F.M. How do you keep the deputy prosecutor out of the crime scene?". He was one of three children of William McKinley Baker, a former vaudeville musician, and Evangeline Verruchi, the 1927 queen of the Tontitown Grape Festival. ", "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. With Bingham protesting that the baseball cards were his, Sharp tore up the citation he had written. A much smaller transaction gave Baker his living room back. Baker's penchant for bare knuckles on the back roads won him the title the "Bull of St. That underneath his badge and gun, They have paid out about $484,250, including one $200,000 purchase. Gulledge said she wanted the Wheeler property, but then realized that, because of the confusion over property lines, it took in the living room of Baker's house. Forest Service documents on the sale indicate the agency estimated the values of the swapped land to be equal. To respond to calls unknown. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reviewed mortgage, deed and property tax records in Madison, Carroll, Franklin, Sebastian and Washington counties. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Jones returned control of the investigation to Baker and Fogley. "I don't know how much you boys make writing stories, but we pay pretty well," Baker said. Six of every 10 of its adults have graduated high school. : When I was little I remember the Cock Fights in our yard and the Moonshine in the Sheds. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020. Minor asked him to get involved, and that all of the dealings with Baker and deputy prosecutor Billy Allred were aboveboard. Trudot was in the hospital at the time. Covered with blood, Frank Eytchenson made his way to a local veterinarian's house and then to the hospital. He knows there might not be a tomorrow Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. "Ralph's dad was kind of like my dad," he said. Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Morgan has. Biography ID: 38791252 . This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. and may not be duplicated without permission, Investigator David L Bell Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC, WE could use more sheriff's like him. "I realized that Joey Bingham had a speech problem at the time," Baker testified. 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. At the time of his death, his tenure in office was tied with only one other sheriff in the state. To make it safe on the streets. 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. It is empty. The terrain is very hilly and rocky which doesn't seem like a good area for grow ops. "I think real estate's a good investment. Vaudeville's death sent him back to Arkansas in 1930, but not away from his music. Craig and his wife could pay out the remaining $5,000 at $200 a month. 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. him". No one knows when Madison County got the dubious nickname Booger County. 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. He married Noreta Mae Burrell, a St. Paul girl, in March 1956. "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.". The DEA has identified one of them as the largest in U.S. history. Minor said Baker took the cash without question but that the two never discussed its purpose. : Allred, who replaced Cain as deputy prosecuting attorney, said he was unaware of drug allegations in the Criss case until after she resigned. Nevertheless, F.M. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Copyright "I think for the NCAA,, until you actually had NIL, it would be hard to know what it was going to look like . : "But I have no idea how he obtained [all] the land. He thought I did. Baker declined to discuss the case, referring all questions to the empty court file. Historians put Madison County's official age at 161. It could also have something to do with land prices, which can vary widely. To some he's just a fool. Cornett said Baker is a distant cousin who leases land from the Cornett family. My folks were too, and we know so many people," he said. It has sharpened long-standing concerns over drug traffic and law enforcement in the Northwest Arkansas county of 12,943. Phillips had a strong dose of methamphetamine in her bloodstream. Jurors cleared Sharp but ordered Baker to pay Bingham $100,320. Please try again. 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. Ralph was a great Sheriff and something even betterHe was a Harley rider. She says the paraphernalia charge was incidental. But it's going to cost you.' 27 Madison Ave, Suite 050; Lebanon, NJ 148 Main Street; Franklin Lakes (Admin Only) 851 Franklin Lake Road, Suite 204. "I hope he appreciates it and takes advantage of it.". Much of Baker's land -- and much of southern Madison County -- is heavily wooded. 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. "I sold to her. Three years later, authorities have not identified Phillips' killer. HUNTSVILLE Ralph Baker has been buying land longer than he's been sheriff, at least since 1967. Now, Baker and the state police are back in charge. It wasn't his first conviction. Sheriff Baker's death has touched Madison Well, he walks up to the driver's window, But he said such deals weren't unusual among attorneys, police and prosecutors in Northwest Arkansas. Some of the county's income always has come from illegal substances. There are no busts in Madison County. Find Ralph Baker's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017. Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayers & Healing. It shows seven labs busted in Washington County and one in Franklin, Crawford and Carroll Counties. U.S. "It's tremendously lower than things closer in to Fayetteville, where I live," 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. This is his tale about life as a marijuana moonshiner in the Ozark Mountains, and the corrupt sheriff who made it all possible. , Dimensions 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. , ISBN-13 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. Baker's second-biggest transaction involved a land-for-land trade with the federal government. All rights reserved. We live in the Arkansas Ozarks and this took place in a neighboring county and also partly in the county we now live in. They haven't seen him since. asked Fogley, not recognizing the name of a woman he knew better as Billie Jean McKnight. I was actually born in Huntsville, Arkansas, the County Seat of Madison County. Most of that land is taxed on its value for agricultural use. She'll say, 'OK.' 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. The average family earns $24,776 a year, according to the 1990 Census. 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. 1914/10/19. And his badge is shining bright. "Ralph don't put up with any bull****. 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. A 1958 envelope that once held the details of two felonies still sits in the vault of the old courthouse in neighboring Washington County. During his terms of office, May they continue to move forward in life and heal with your guidance. "Boy, that sure is a nice deal," said Dr. Martin, told of the dramatic increase. Baker said 19 months of NIL in its current state has helped reveal the pitfalls. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. 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. Despite his license plate, the sheriff doesn't know either. Please try again. Wheeler said she didn't remember Baker ever wanting to buy the land. 1912/09 . Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. After the cruiser was washed into the creek it flipped over trapping him inside. , ISBN-10 I've never seen Ralph do anything that even started to be illegal," he said. Cain, along with Phillips' brother and one of her sisters, beat the sheriff's office to her house. Crystal meth, known as "crank," is imported from California and Mexico. Please try your request again later. The lumber and wood-products business is a major source of employment, according to census records. He was found still in his seatbelt. Most of Baker's transactions have occurred since 1982, with bursts of activity in the late 1980s and 1992-94. Imagine breaking the law without fear. "Up here right now don't put a price on anything unless you want to sell it," said Kenneth Baker. Fogley is one of the sheriff's most emphatic supporters. The county seat is Huntsville. He peeks out the window at each passing car. He asked the guy for a driver's license, If they wanted to sell something, we managed to come up with the money for it.". The question I had was what is Ralph going to do with it.". Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Michael Whiteley. . 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. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. That's after the fact. Ralph E Baker Ralph Baker (1917 - 2007) Jump to: Biography Memories . And Everett and Knox said problems with Baker reached the breaking point when they developed fresh leads involving drugs. "That goes for both of you. That's no way for a sheriff to be acting," Johnson said he told Baker. She'd trade those for drugs. He's paid by the citizens' taxes 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. He does it everyday. : Ralph Francis Baker Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. 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. to number about 2000 gathering to honor Sheriff Baker. Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. Time never diminishes respect. In large part, he has been dealing with old friends, acquaintances and neighbors, buying and selling judiciously, usually at a profit. I don't owe anything, and I haven't owed anything in years.". Madison County residents, as well as Ralph's family, may find some He just moves on to the next woman willing to trade sex for drugs. No Import Fees Deposit & $15.24 Shipping to Sweden. Baker responded. Fort Smith lawyer Matthew Horan once investigated the case in connection with a client he was defending. Previous run-ins with the law would spend $ 100,000 trying to clear some of the County now. 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