The man "had a brother out of his mind or a total drunk all the time," Enfield said. He is survived by his wife and two children. Steven Dwan Treat (Appointed 12 Jan 1998) 1951/10/19. One of those involved Craig Minor. 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. I knew Sheriff Baker and had a great deal of respect for him . I've lived there all my life. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. The Madison Avenue storefront today. The ranking police official was Madison County Sheriff Ralph Baker, a close friend of the slain convenience store owner. "Ralph's dad was a very well-thought-of man here. The two men agreed that could land him back in prison. : Photo/Video will be published upon admin review and approval. There was a problem loading your book clubs. I've never seen Ralph do anything that even started to be illegal," he said. It's kind of scary. I was pleased to discover that the New York Times rightly devoted as much space to a recent obituary for my local baker . 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 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. Morgan has. Baker's biggest transaction occurred two years ago. Jurors cleared Sharp but ordered Baker to pay Bingham $100,320. There, Dr. Tanya Claytor noted that Bingham's left ear was swollen, bruised and scraped. 20 years ago today, Madison County Sheriff Ralph Baker was killed when his car was swept by floodwaters as he attempted to cross a low-water bridge. Baker argued with a female employee on behalf of the unidentified woman, Johnson said. Baker dismissed that concern during a three-hour interview in June. Brashears said he attended school with Ralph Baker and has known him for decades. Went camping and exploring around the area a few years ago, especially in the Mckillroy WMA and parts of the Ozark NF. All rights reserved. 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"Some of the two- and three-way deals, you might make a couple of thousand dollars each off of it," he said. for Ralph"Don't waste your time looking for someone like Ralph, because 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." Baker responded. They have paid out about $484,250, including one $200,000 purchase. Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt. : 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 back of his head and his ribs were tender. A week after the murder, Cain was fired for interfering in the investigation. Kenneth Baker said the lack of a formal record of Ralph Baker's inheritance is a reflection of Bill Baker's distrust of banks. Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. Much of Baker's land -- and much of southern Madison County -- is heavily wooded. 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. He married Noreta Mae Burrell, a St. Paul girl, in March 1956. Minor hadn't yet hired an attorney, but he knew whom Baker meant. Johnson said Corkern invited him outside, then grabbed him at the front door of the club. 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. I really enjoyed the book because I know some of the people named in the book and I know the places that they're talking about. Neither she nor Brashears knew who wanted the land for the shop. Ralph was a great Sheriff and something even betterHe was a Harley rider. 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. He said he wasn't aware of any reason for the price to increase so much. 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. His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red. In the last two years, those transactions have involved selling, rather than buying. The timber there was harvested 20 years ago. Those dreams became reality for David Mac after the young man from Michigan settled in Madison County, Arkansas. Nevertheless, F.M. Otherwise, he has paid cash. Minor asked him to get involved, and that all of the dealings with Baker and deputy prosecutor Billy Allred were aboveboard. He was fascinated by this story of supposedly "easy" money and the effect it had on these people's lives. Ralph A. Baker Birth 17 Aug 1908 Death 6 Jan 1978 (aged 69) Burial. But he said such deals weren't unusual among attorneys, police and prosecutors in Northwest Arkansas. 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. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Smith, the special agent in charge of FBI operations in Arkansas. "He said, 'Well, I really like your attorney. As the votes were being counted, Republican poll watcher Dorothy Hoskins swore in an affidavit, a Huntsville man conducted a dollar-a-chance gun raffle and a drunk wandered in and out of the room. 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. The county seat is Huntsville. I actually have property there. No other deputies were listed on copies of receipts provided by Baker in response to an Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request. Crystal meth, known as "crank," is imported from California and Mexico. It has sharpened long-standing concerns over drug traffic and law enforcement in the Northwest Arkansas county of 12,943. "She'd get us stickers for your license plates. Sheriff Baker's death has touched Madison There he sold ice cream, ammunition and bait, and served up cheeseburgers and fries. at solemn attention as the hearse led by law enforcement officers passed 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. He's alone down this ole' highway. He worked the regional circuit and opened a store and cafe amid the rolling hills along Arkansas 23. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. Ralph E Baker of Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina was born on September 6, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on January 26, 2007. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. I hope you enjoy the book. 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. A bachelor party for a federal drug agent led to another allegation of brutality. Criss has declined requests for interviews. Management broke up the fight. 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. Madison County Clerk Wes Fowler said as far as he knew such money went only for the payment of confidential informants. 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. Baker's penchant for bare knuckles on the back roads won him the title the "Bull of St. "So he made a profit. Baker, sheriff since 1973, declines to discuss the case, which he says is one of only two unsolved murders in Madison County. I purchased this book through my daughter's Amazon link. | Still, he said, the price seemed in line with other land he looked at. He says Baker has told him the rules. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. respects to Sheriff Baker, who was remembered as someone who never backed Past and Present Sheriffs of Madison County Names that are highlighted or underlined are linked to pages with additional . | "I hope he appreciates it and takes advantage of it.". away from trouble. This In that time, Baker has taken only one mortgage, for $8,000. 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. Striking the officer in the chest. To some he's just a fool. Police would never raise questions about the mussed bed or take the bedclothes that might have provided some evidence of a killer. He approached Baker because he had heard the sheriff was in the market for property in the area. 1938/09/01. I have read this book a few years ago, it is actually written about the Sheriff of Madison County in Arkansas. 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 the 12 elections since, he has been opposed only five times. He said that he once asked Baker to sell him drugs from the evidence closet. Residents say it was a haven for bank robbers and other outlaws in the 1920s. Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2010, It just amazes me how these weed growers, as first time authors, write so well. 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. But it is also cooked around the knobby hills of Madison and Newton counties, say the people who sell it. Well, he walks up to the driver's window, Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Ralph Baker Dead 1/8/98 Thank you for your service. "He doesn't like that.". Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. Most of Ralph Baker's later transactions involve the R&N Baker Trust, established, apparently in June 1988, with his wife. 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. There, Davis said, one man arrived drunk, signed his ballot, and handed it to a Democratic judge to fill out. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. Johnson alleged that Baker, the two officers and an unidentified woman in biker's leather entered the club with guns and a "party ball" -- a plastic sphere of beer in a box that serves as a portable keg. "Any minute, somebody could pull up here and come for me. County RALPH CARED'. He isn't afraid of being arrested by the sheriff. Baker's former property became part of the Ozark National Forest. Four months after the Bakers bought the tract from Brashears, they sold it to James and Margaret Cornett of Little Rock for $15,000. 1963 - 1972. Minor said Baker took the cash without question but that the two never discussed its purpose. 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. It was a curious election, with allegations of widespread voter fraud. Under pressure from Baker, Everett and Knox resigned Aug. 7 from their unpaid positions. Isaiah 40:31 Shares stone with Noreta He was born near St. Paul, AR the only son of three children born to. Publisher 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. 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. 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. Harper told F.M. The judge deferred the sentence pending good behavior, and Baker never went to prison. 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. In his own testimony, Baker acknowledged that his daughter had lied during her deposition when she denied ever smoking marijuana. Instead, he said, the sheriff recruited him as an informant and handed him $50 from his wallet. Some of the county's income always has come from illegal substances. In the news they told the story He's cursed and assaulted often, "We do not believe our case is less viable than we thought all along," Rose wrote the court on Aug. 4, 1993. Probate records there show a $10 inheritance from the estate of Joseph Sphere Burrell in September 1963. Although he has been committed for drug and psychiatric treatment, he says there's no way out from the crank. He's paid by the citizens' taxes Read Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, Dec 28, 1988, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from fayetteville, arkansas 1936-2003. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. During his terms of office, With Bingham protesting that the baseball cards were his, Sharp tore up the citation he had written. Kenneth Baker said he doesn't recall, either. "I firmly believe that it was cut and dried, and they knew what was going to happen before it ever happened," he said. It could also have something to do with land prices, which can vary widely. Baker, 59, who shares Arkansas' longest tenure with Monroe County Sheriff Larry Morris, sometimes carries in his personal vehicle drugs seized as evidence. Something went wrong. Ralph Baker was laid to rest in the Brashears Cemetery, She was already on probation for stolen-property and drug convictions in Benton County when she, former husband Roger Dale Harp and another couple broke into John Trudot's house Oct. 1, 1995. And he gets so mad at the court system Learn more. 1973 - 1998. a part of Madison County's history. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. No one knows when Madison County got the dubious nickname Booger County. Trudot was in the hospital at the time. Most of the entire front page plus some of the other pages was dedicated to him and the accident.) As prosecutors and investigators sorted through clues obscured by mistakes at the crime scene and the state forensics laboratory, a changing cast of law enforcement officials sardonically wondered who hadn't slept with Billie Phillips -- and who in this rural county lacked a motive to kill her. "A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck and day to day. Please try your request again later. He has been involved in transactions to sell at least 1,092 acres, receiving about $319,000. "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". In the past two. He ended the June interview when the subject came up. Baker declined to discuss the case, referring all questions to the empty court file. But tonight he stops a speeding car, This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. In the past two. Baker and his partners now own at least 1,450 acres, mostly in southern Madison County, valued at $227,865, according to tax records. 1914/10/19. You didn't want to be on his bad side !!!! "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. Baker's second-biggest transaction involved a land-for-land trade with the federal government. U.S. Referring to Baker, he said, "Send MC-1.". 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. Very entertaining read, but don't know how much of it is true. It is specifically about the part of Arkansas right here where we live. , ISBN-10 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. Your sacrifice is not forgotten. 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. Ralph Gardner Jr. /. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. The one whos blood runs blue. The population of Madison County is 16,521 (2020 Census). Baker became sheriff Jan. 1, 1973. ", FROM MOONSHINE TO CRANK, THE UNDERSIDE OF MADISON COUNTY. "I went to some people, and Ralph was one. I knew he bought land. He has won each contested race by a 2-1 margin or better. The Brashears couple sold the tract to the three Bakers for $7,000 in February 1986. Senior partner Robert G. Crawford said Noreta Baker wrote him a $200,000 check. Throughout the afternoon, they would ignore what officers later insisted were bloodstains on Cain's tennis shoes. In this world of drugs and crime. "Ralph don't put up with any bull****. Imagine piles of money that literally grew on trees. But live-in girlfriends aren't hard to find. October 19, 1997 at 8:52 p.m. One of the transactions is the partnership with Ham and his wife, Margie. Yes, the bullet hit its mark, It's also a "heck of a good hunting spot.". The Hams put their half of the land into a trust in 1988, and in 1993 the Bakers sold their half-interest to the Ham trust for $4,000. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. . Bingham's parents picked him up and drove him to the emergency room at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Vaudeville's death sent him back to Arkansas in 1930, but not away from his music. Your memory will always be honored and revered. What do you remember about Sheriff Baker? Quick Description: This bench is one of several along the Madison County Walking Trail in Huntsville. She had been strangled. Call 833-937-2724 'Cause he works all year round. Well, they buried him in uniform In Huntsville's drug community, sex is just another form of currency. MICHAEL WHITELEY 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. 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. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of Billie Jean Phillips' murder. He does it everyday. What's left is about $10 worth, and I'll give it to her. Baker's receipts for the same period show $260 in payments. 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. 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. In the past two weeks, he has not returned the newspaper's telephone calls. For years the vehicles of 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. Forest Service documents on the sale indicate the agency estimated the values of the swapped land to be equal. Harper says he doesn't remember the details of the case. He's just another man. But crank is his intoxicant of choice. Washington State Department of Corrections, WA. 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. Craig and his wife could pay out the remaining $5,000 at $200 a month. May they continue to move forward in life and heal with your guidance. But McKnight told investigators the incident had happened in the weeks before Phillips' death. . Most of Baker's transactions have occurred since 1982, with bursts of activity in the late 1980s and 1992-94. 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. him". "I sold it to him without her knowledge," she said. 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. RIP, sir. 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. 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. At the heart of the confrontation over drugs, investigators said, was Baker's reluctance to bring in a Madison County man for DNA testing, a man repeatedly identified as a methamphetamine dealer during Arkansas Democrat-Gazette interviews. 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. Meth and the hillbillies that cook it are alive and well in Booger county. "We might not have had the money but we had access to the money. So he lay on the ground bleeding. 1998/01/05. When I was little I remember the Cock Fights in our yard and the Moonshine in the Sheds. He peeks out the window at each passing car. "A lot of people call it that, but I don't know the origin.". Marshals Service in Fayetteville, also declined to talk about the case. "Up here right now don't put a price on anything unless you want to sell it," said Kenneth Baker. Such swaps are not common, but they fit in with the Forest Service's policy of trading to acquire land that is already surrounded by or adjacent to the forest. asked Fogley, not recognizing the name of a woman he knew better as Billie Jean McKnight. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. His hair is graying. "I'm retired, I'm alive, and I plan to stay that way.". But an enterprising deputy circuit clerk found a docket sheet detailing the case of State of Arkansas vs. Ralph Baker and Eugene Masterson. Baker and Sharp adamantly denied the beating, and Baker told jurors he was unaware that Bingham was retarded. There is a little town on the map in the book on Highway 23S called Witter. Minor said, the case felt like a setup. Ham said he asked the Bakers in because "I had just bought some other land and didn't have the money.". A much smaller transaction gave Baker his living room back. Baker would be shouldered out of the investigation, then have it handed back to him. At his home he cannot be found. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. 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 Baker later solicited the Democrat-Gazette's help. Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. 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" "They're doing Craig and me and you and everybody one hell of a favor here," Harper reminded Minor. Madison County residents could be seen with bumper stickers which said Interviews with investigators indicate the conversation went something like this: "Billie Phillips is dead," Baker told Fogley. Phyllis Loya Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Michael Whiteley. It split from Washington County and became a separate entity in 1836, the year Arkansas attained statehood and Huntsville became the county seat. Lt. Ray Flores (Ret.) For at least half his life, he was known to . Today, his presence continues to be felt across the county. 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. It would bring far more than its tax value on the market. All I have is hearsay," said Joy Russell, the county's leading historian. "I don't know where that boy is," he said. Try again. Location: Arkansas, United States. "All I do all day is sit around this house and wait for them to come," he says. Both of them lost money in the banks when the banks folded in the '20s, '30s.". He starts his shift each day Now he doesn't know a holiday Phillips, a friend of Criss, told her sisters that she had removed a vial of drugs from Cain's office and given it to Criss. Chief John Roelandts (retired) Hog member 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. Phone: (808) 541-3000 Established on March 18, 1959 Ralph Francis Baker. The marriage apparently didn't settle him down. The check was issued June 19, 1989, by a Michigan-based police insurance risk pool. Craig and his wife were sentenced to four years unsupervised probation -- despite Craig's lengthy criminal record. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. Baker now declines to discuss the Bingham case. Baker said that he also conveyed the information to the State Police. Ralph Francis Baker Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. "Definitely foul play," Livermore called back to the dispatcher at 12:53 p.m. 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. Box 37, Huntsville, 72740 "So?" I'm sure you wouldn't want a bunch of wrecked cars 20 foot from your folks' grave.". "I've never seen anything in writing. 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 consent. ", USERS AND THE LAW: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE DRUG TRADE. Columbia, South Carolina In the 1960s and 1970s, second-generation moonshiners switched crops and blanketed the county's deep woods with a particularly hearty breed of marijuana. Terry Jones, the prosecuting attorney for Madison and Washington counties, is among the latter. It wasn't his first conviction. 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. 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. Its about Arkansas outlaws and their pot way of life. I was actually born in Huntsville, Arkansas, the County Seat of Madison County. 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