Roy Cain stated at Ralph's funeral when talking about a replacement Over the years, confusion had arisen over the property line. 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. 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. We'd put them on our tags, and we'd just hope we wouldn't get stopped.". Phone: (808) 541-3000 Established on March 18, 1959 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. ", "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. "I hope he appreciates it and takes advantage of it.". The marriage apparently didn't settle him down. October 19, 1997 at 8:55 p.m. . away from trouble. The Brashears couple sold the tract to the three Bakers for $7,000 in February 1986. McGarrah Sr. said the Hams and Bakers are "good people to do business with." With what's left, I'd cut off one little corner and save it and then do the rest of that.". Phyllis Loya After the cruiser was washed into the creek it flipped over trapping him inside. Johnson dropped his lawsuit 12 days before it was to go to trial, saying his family couldn't stand the stress. Hathorn was finally tested Sept. 22, more than six weeks after Everett and Knox were off the case. Baker's second-biggest transaction involved a land-for-land trade with the federal government. "I don't know how much you boys make writing stories, but we pay pretty well," Baker said. In the past two. U.S. 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. Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. It is late morning, and he already has finished his seventh Budweiser while talking with reporters. Deborah Roelandts (911 retired) Ralph Francis Baker Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. The R&N Baker Trust bought 744 acres in the St. Paul area from a general partnership, Crawford Brothers, in November 1995. Try again. Its about Arkansas outlaws and their pot way of life. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. Arkansas Forestry Commission figures show Madison County produced 111,557 tons of hardwood and 11,502 tons of pine in 1996. "Definitely foul play," Livermore called back to the dispatcher at 12:53 p.m. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. In his own testimony, Baker acknowledged that his daughter had lied during her deposition when she denied ever smoking marijuana. But he expects to die by September. The check was issued June 19, 1989, by a Michigan-based police insurance risk pool. He says he has personally investigated allegations involving Baker and the county's drug dealing and found no basis for them. "So?" It's one of the last places where you can get a little privacy.". David L. Bell No one knows when Madison County got the dubious nickname Booger County. 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. But Harp said she then ran afoul of the sheriff when she stole $80,000 from a home in the community of Hilltop. But live-in girlfriends aren't hard to find. Former Massachusetts Gov. 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. Learn more about the program. him". He said I f****** owed him money, and I didn't. Time never diminishes respect. And briefly he thought of his loved ones 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. 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. Ralph Baker had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. F.M. It was a bed, Phillips' family said later, in which no one ever slept. "I wish I could come up on something like that.". It all boils down to the fact that they did not want any outsider owning land on that farm. "I think for the NCAA,, until you actually had NIL, it would be hard to know what it was going to look like . 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 isn't married. He was found still in his seatbelt. Crawford said the tract contains some bottom land that had been farmed, but that it is mostly mountain, suitable only for hunting. by He does it everyday. Those dreams became reality for David Mac after the young man from Michigan settled in Madison County, Arkansas. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. In this world of drugs and crime. It's also a "heck of a good hunting spot.". I'm sure you wouldn't want a bunch of wrecked cars 20 foot from your folks' grave.". Baker, sheriff since 1973, declines to discuss the case, which he says is one of only two unsolved murders in Madison County. To see our price, add these items to your cart. 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'm ready for them when they come, though. 'Cause the crooks don't get any time. 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 just a little traffic infraction. County residents with a great sense of loss. Merry Christmas too you and your family. Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05. Vaudeville's death sent him back to Arkansas in 1930, but not away from his music. It is empty. Much of Baker's land -- and much of southern Madison County -- is heavily wooded. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. 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. 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. The lumber and wood-products business is a major source of employment, according to census records. "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 timber there was harvested 20 years ago. Gary Wayne Johnson, a worker at a Wesley broom handle factory, sued Baker, Chief Deputy Steve Treat and former Deputy Steve Corkern, who is now Huntsville's police chief. And it has spurred some of the county's most industrious methamphetamine dealers to claim openly that they can operate unchecked as long as they don't steal to support their habits. I actually have property there. But Enfield rejected claims by Republican attorney Erwin L. Davis that Baker and first-term Treasurer Bolinger had gotten votes from Oklahomans and the dead. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Neither has Minor. 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. 1998/01/05. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. "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.". 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 . 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. He's paid by the citizens' taxes They haven't seen him since. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. During the next four hours, Baker and Fogley would allow Cain to repeatedly enter the crime scene. The stakes had escalated by 1994, when Craig Minor and his wife, Dianne M. O'Delle, were arrested on charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia on their Madison County farm. Copyright "They were old-timers. Baker became sheriff Jan. 1, 1973. My Dad and Uncles used to tell us all kinds of stories about Ralph Baker. 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. I hope you enjoy the book. But, in pretrial testimony, club owner Jeannie Ward cited three separate incidents involving Baker that night. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. This is his tale about life as a marijuana moonshiner in the Ozark Mountains, and the corrupt sheriff who made it all possible. 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. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. "She'd get us stickers for your license plates. Updated: October 31, 2011 . "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". Minor hadn't yet hired an attorney, but he knew whom Baker meant. It's kind of scary. 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. (Not really. No arrests were made. 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. "They're doing Craig and me and you and everybody one hell of a favor here," Harper reminded Minor. 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. Cordes and a private investigator who helped him escape from the Washington County jail were later convicted of building the biggest methcathinone lab in U.S. history. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017. ", 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. The title of this book is misleading. Minor and Samuelson got probation on the marijuana charge, but were sentenced to five years in prison on a first-degree battery conviction. And some who listened cared less, to number about 2000 gathering to honor Sheriff Baker. Any deals that's made will have to be made through your attorney,'" Minor said. Listen 5:20. "The case will be solved when Ralph Baker wants it solved," Knox said when he resigned. Meth and the hillbillies that cook it are alive and well in Booger county. But the Department's budget didn't buy What emerges is a tale of methamphetamine and murder in a place known to its residents as "Booger County.". Learn more. James Cornett died last spring. 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. Fifty-eight reached disposition, yielding 51 convictions -- an average of about 10 per year. But those who loved him cried. It has sharpened long-standing concerns over drug traffic and law enforcement in the Northwest Arkansas county of 12,943. The judge deferred the sentence pending good behavior, and Baker never went to prison. Kenneth Baker later sold his share to Ralph and Noreta for $10,000, and the Bakers sold the land to Casondra LeMay of Kansas City, Mo., for $20,000 in 1989. Rest In Peace. Baker and his partners now own at least 1,450 acres, mostly in southern Madison County, valued at $227,865, according to tax records. 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. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reviewed mortgage, deed and property tax records in Madison, Carroll, Franklin, Sebastian and Washington counties. passed through Huntsville as hundreds of school children and friends stood He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. Honolulu, HI 96850-0109. Baker acknowledged that his former son-in-law may have been on a list of suspects he sought Harp's help catching. 'Cause he works all year round. He smiles at a 1996 FBI map of drug labs seized in Arkansas. Law enforcement officers came from all over the state to pay their 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. Baker said he advised the Chief of Police of Huntsville of the information he had received by radio and sought that officer's assistance. "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. Most of these, probably if you'd put them in a chronological order, there's not been that much money made off of them down through the years. This is Mac's story of damnation and redemption. The same day, she and her husband sold it to the Bakers, again for $6,000. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 15,717. 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. But he said such deals weren't unusual among attorneys, police and prosecutors in Northwest Arkansas. As the case developed, Minor's father, Illinois oil well driller F.M. "But I have no idea how he obtained [all] the land. Now because of Sheriff Baker's untimely death, many residents Read Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, Dec 28, 1988, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from fayetteville, arkansas 1936-2003. He peeks out the window at each passing car. My husband remembers some of the things that happened. , David McElyea; First Edition (May 19, 2003), Language Four months after the Bakers bought the tract from Brashears, they sold it to James and Margaret Cornett of Little Rock for $15,000. He said he didn't know how the Bakers got the money: "I kind of had a feeling it was from her family. Past and Present Sheriffs of Madison County Names that are highlighted or underlined are linked to pages with additional . 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. The family's well-established ties in the community help as well. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. He also does not obtain court orders for the destruction of drugs, creating what other police officials say is the potential for theft. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 14th anniversary of your death. Clients receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced, multi-disciplined industry and client service teams, all seamlessly connected across 22 offices in Alabama, Florida . : And his badge is shining bright. His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red. He asked how come [his brother] couldn't go into town to vote, and the man responded, `Well, I tell you, friend, he were loud and drunker than hell. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. I pray for solace for all those who love and miss "That goes for both of you. "What we're probably going to end up doing is allotting about 10 of it over on Craig and five on her just to make it look like we're doing it for both of them instead of just trying to buy Craig out," Harper told Minor. 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. ", Said Brashears of Dr. Cornett: "He wanted the land back so bad that he would have paid any price for that. It came as no surprise to local drug dealers or to the family of Billie Jean Phillips. Madison County residents could be seen with bumper stickers which said , Dimensions Minor said he called Baker to negotiate and was told things had changed, because Craig was classified as a habitual felon under Arkansas law. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. "They had to make money off of it," he said. The average family earns $24,776 a year, according to the 1990 Census. All rights reserved. He died doing his best. The remaining corner of the day's score buys sex -- with a little return on the investment -- about 9 p.m. "I'd go down and say, 'Hey, look at what I've got. "Some of the two- and three-way deals, you might make a couple of thousand dollars each off of it," he said. More than three years after she was murdered, Billie Jean Phillips' death has done more than confound and divide law officers. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. A letter of condolence from President Rest in peace. "Rusty Cain's been f****** her. If you go there, stay to established campgrounds and or use outdoor guide services, or be armed and watch your back. It tracked the deaths of other Madison County people who died under mysterious circumstances. 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. Most importantly, this book reveals one of Arkansas' darkest secrets, and demystifies one of its greatest legends. 1914/10/19. Rusty could be a g******** suspect. Kenneth Baker said the lack of a formal record of Ralph Baker's inheritance is a reflection of Bill Baker's distrust of banks. Of how this officer had died. A much smaller transaction gave Baker his living room back. That's a legitimate way of making money as far as I'm concerned," Margaret Cornett said. Ralph Baker had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. 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. 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. The one whos blood runs blue. 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. All rights reserved. "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. Crawford, whose parents knew Ralph Baker's father, said his deal with the Bakers was one of several involving family property. 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. He ended the June interview when the subject came up. Sharp, who now works for the U.S. He's told me, 'If you want to mess up your mind, that's your fault. Minor, says he twice left envelopes with money on Baker's desk. Today, his presence continues to be felt across the county. Throughout the afternoon, they would ignore what officers later insisted were bloodstains on Cain's tennis shoes. It shows seven labs busted in Washington County and one in Franklin, Crawford and Carroll Counties. The funeral procession Sheriff Ralph Baker, who's election slogan was "RALPH CARES". respects to Sheriff Baker, who was remembered as someone who never backed He is survived by his wife and two children. One of the transactions is the partnership with Ham and his wife, Margie. Jones returned control of the investigation to Baker and Fogley. "So he made a profit. 1938/09/01. 1988/06/20. Nevertheless, F.M. He started doing that in 1967, Democrat-Gazette research shows, with the acquisition of 25 acres from Bobby and Mildred Gulledge, a couple he's continued to make deals with over the years. He has been involved in transactions to sell at least 1,092 acres, receiving about $319,000. I was interested in this book, because my daughter in law had heard of it & wanted to read it. Ham said he asked the Bakers in because "I had just bought some other land and didn't have the money.". Went camping and exploring around the area a few years ago, especially in the Mckillroy WMA and parts of the Ozark NF. That's no way for a sheriff to be acting," Johnson said he told Baker. She had been strangled. The two men agreed that could land him back in prison. 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. Ralph Gardner Jr. /. But the farther I got into the book the more errors I found that were not caught in editing. It makes me wonder what the "Macster" was smoking as he re-read the manuscript. Berea Cemetery. Knox deleted references to confidential sources he said were afraid for their safety and gave Jones his notes on Sept. 29. Please try again. "All I do all day is sit around this house and wait for them to come," he says. There is a little town on the map in the book on Highway 23S called Witter. Speaking through a local drug user, she said Baker told her not to talk to the Democrat-Gazette a few days after reporters first questioned him about the investigation. Something went wrong. Date Posted: 1/24/2013 11:33:25 AM. I purchased this book through my daughter's Amazon link. The drug dealer says the map doesn't surprise him. I have read this book a few years ago, it is actually written about the Sheriff of Madison County in Arkansas. He said I'd be dead by September anyway.". January 9,1998, at the St. Paul High School Gymnasium with a crowd estimated But my lawyer told me I couldn't prove I'd given them to him.". It split from Washington County and became a separate entity in 1836, the year Arkansas attained statehood and Huntsville became the county seat. Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. It wasn't his first conviction. , ISBN-10 Baker dismissed that concern during a three-hour interview in June. Unable to add item to List. Assessor Edward D. "Buck" Ham, who partnered with Baker to buy 120 acres in 1987 and then to sell them nine years later, said Baker is simply a good businessman who knows how and when to buy and sell. 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. Three years later, authorities have not identified Phillips' killer. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020. He said one envelope contained $200, the other $1,000. They usually leave him when he uses their share of the crank. Bill Baker had traveled with the Weaver Brothers, making a national name for himself on the steel guitar. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. "Billie Phillips, g****** it!" They have paid out about $484,250, including one $200,000 purchase. "You know you're talking to a dead man," he says. INSCRIPTION: (Shierff badge with "Ralph Baker Shierff Madison County) married March 3, 1956 You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. 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. Box 37, Huntsville, 72740 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" "That's all I realized, and that he was a very small man.". that all of Madison County could be proud of. for Ralph"Don't waste your time looking for someone like Ralph, because "It's tremendously lower than things closer in to Fayetteville, where I live," he said. I was actually born in Huntsville, Arkansas, the County Seat of Madison County. Jurors cleared Sharp but ordered Baker to pay Bingham $100,320. 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. Most of Baker's transactions have occurred since 1982, with bursts of activity in the late 1980s and 1992-94. One of Baker's fellow party-goers said recently that Johnson started the incident by attacking Corkern, and that Baker hadn't yet arrived. 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