He's just another man. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of Billie Jean Phillips' murder. If they wanted to sell something, we managed to come up with the money for it.". The R&N Baker Trust bought 744 acres in the St. Paul area from a general partnership, Crawford Brothers, in November 1995. It would bring far more than its tax value on the market. passed through Huntsville as hundreds of school children and friends stood For at least half his life, he was known to . Fort Smith lawyer Matthew Horan once investigated the case in connection with a client he was defending. He prays to God above. After eighteen months, Cain's former boss, Prosecuting Attorney Terry Jones of Fayetteville, assigned the case to a special prosecutor and an ex-FBI agent turned private detective. "They were old-timers. And each day when he leaves for work, He even had his revolver, "Why don't you cool down? Criss has declined requests for interviews. N.Y.P.D. He dropped out of school after the ninth grade. It's also a "heck of a good hunting spot.". After that, the two generally kept their money in their pockets, he said. I have read this book a few years ago, it is actually written about the Sheriff of Madison County in Arkansas. 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. He's cursed and assaulted often, Call 833-937-2724 Baker won't talk about his land. 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. "Any minute, somebody could pull up here and come for me. He usually makes the money back on drug sales, he said, and worries more about being killed by a supplier than about getting arrested by the sheriff. Columbia, South Carolina He seldom ever gets a thanks, The marriage apparently didn't settle him down. His hair is graying. "He said, 'Well, I really like your attorney. 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. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Baker now declines to discuss the Bingham case. Now he doesn't know a holiday 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. Minor asked him to get involved, and that all of the dealings with Baker and deputy prosecutor Billy Allred were aboveboard. 1955 - 1962. "I'd go in any front door in the country with Ralph Baker. And his badge is shining bright. Baker responded. JEFF PORTER But those who loved him cried. "Ralph don't put up with any bull****. He just moves on to the next woman willing to trade sex for drugs. "But I have no idea how he obtained [all] the land. What emerges is a tale of methamphetamine and murder in a place known to its residents as "Booger County.". Information for this article was contributed by staff writer Michael Whiteley. , David McElyea; First Edition (May 19, 2003), Language Most importantly, this book reveals one of Arkansas' darkest secrets, and demystifies one of its greatest legends. Copyright His friends are always other cops And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive 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. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Sheriff Baker had been employed with the Madison County Sheriff's Department for 27 years, 25 of which as the sheriff. ", 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. It split from Washington County and became a separate entity in 1836, the year Arkansas attained statehood and Huntsville became the county seat. 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. Striking the officer in the chest. Baker's second-biggest transaction involved a land-for-land trade with the federal government. Baker's former property became part of the Ozark National Forest. "Billie Phillips, g****** it!" 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. I mean just smoking a couple of joints.". Madison County's law enforcement department had been developed into one 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. A week later, Knox turned over his allegations and unabridged copies of his files to I.C. The ranking police official was Madison County Sheriff Ralph Baker, a close friend of the slain convenience store owner. The funeral procession 1938/09/01. By the late 1980s, they had turned toward the big money that methamphetamine could bring. "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.". There he sold ice cream, ammunition and bait, and served up cheeseburgers and fries. Craig and his wife were sentenced to four years unsupervised probation -- despite Craig's lengthy criminal record. He also owns a Chevrolet Corvette and a Honda Acura, two Harley Davidson motorcycles, five trucks and 19 cows. He was attempting to cross a low water Minor said Baker took the cash without question but that the two never discussed its purpose. Management broke up the fight. Rest in Peace, Sheriff 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. Vaudeville's death sent him back to Arkansas in 1930, but not away from his music. Biography ID: 38791252 . "That's all I realized, and that he was a very small man.". consent. And briefly he thought of his loved ones Ralph Baker had served as Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas, from 1973 until his tragic death on January 5, 1998. 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" Baker, 59, who shares Arkansas' longest tenure with Monroe County Sheriff Larry Morris, sometimes carries in his personal vehicle drugs seized as evidence. Rusty could be a g******** suspect. Again, he and relatives received land instead of money in some deals, and some acreages moved back and forth among family members. ", But Enfield did say the trial helped illustrate that Madison County is a "different world.". Cain would spend $100,000 trying to clear himself. Today on the 10th anniversary of your death, we pause and say a prayer for your family and loved ones that you left behind. Madison County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas. Someone recommended this book to my husband and he couldn't wait to start reading it. Residents say it was a haven for bank robbers and other outlaws in the 1920s. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Sheriff Ralph Baker, who's election slogan was "RALPH CARES". In that time, Baker has taken only one mortgage, for $8,000. 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. Berea . State Constable J.L. Cain's attorney, John Lisle, had pushed for a year for an FBI investigation of the county's drug traffic and its ties to the murder. He said he wasn't aware of any reason for the price to increase so much. "I was police commissioner here for four years," he said last month in Olney, Ill. "I kind of found out how you do things.". Baker said he doesn't know much about the case, because the state was handling it. MICHAEL WHITELEY And you'll never live long enough to see him out of the pen again,'" Minor remembers. 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. They would fail to note that a vacuum cleaner normally kept behind the bedroom door was in the middle of the room and would overlook the fact that its bag was missing. "Ralph's dad was a very well-thought-of man here. 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. : 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. asked Fogley, not recognizing the name of a woman he knew better as Billie Jean McKnight. His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red. Its about Arkansas outlaws and their pot way of life. ', "But when you start breaking down doors, then Ralph gets mad," the dealer adds. 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. Another poll watcher, Derice Davis, signed an affidavit saying that Baker spent most of election day on the porch outside the Hilburn precinct. 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. 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. January 5, 2017 Your heroism and service is honored today, the 14th anniversary of your death. An auto body shop figured in the quick profit that Baker and his cousins turned on the land they bought from Berrian Brashears. Probate records there show a $10 inheritance from the estate of Joseph Sphere Burrell in September 1963. He started smoking marijuana at 10 and moved to harder drugs three years later. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. all 12 Reflections, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. A bachelor party for a federal drug agent led to another allegation of brutality. Listen 5:20. "Ralph's dad was kind of like my dad," he said. 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 Harley enthusiast given to wearing biker gear, Baker wore tan pants, a black shirt and gold chains to the federal courthouse. 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. Residents mostly blame the label on their snobbish neighbors in Washington County to the west. The timber there was harvested 20 years ago. I pray for solace for all those who love and miss Baker pleaded no contest to burglary and grand larceny charges on April 2, 1958, and drew two years in the Arkansas Penitentiary. 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. Franklin Lakes NJ 07417. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Madison County and your fellowman. For much of the 20th century, the hill folk operated a thriving moonshine trade. "I sold to her. 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. Baker owns at least 1,450 acres, according to tax records. Many asked that they not be identified. I was pleased to discover that the New York Times rightly devoted as much space to a recent obituary for my local baker . "No one investigating this wants it solved more than me," he said. "I wanted to give people who lived there the first chance," he said. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. He smiles at a 1996 FBI map of drug labs seized in Arkansas. Washington State Department of Corrections, WA. No one knows when Madison County got the dubious nickname Booger County. In the news they told the story Meth and the hillbillies that cook it are alive and well in Booger county. to number about 2000 gathering to honor Sheriff Baker. Crawford said the tract contains some bottom land that had been farmed, but that it is mostly mountain, suitable only for hunting. Sergeant 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. Most of Baker's transactions have occurred since 1982, with bursts of activity in the late 1980s and 1992-94. 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. He thought I did. However I loaned the copy to another retired cop and it looks like it will making the rounds for a while so I have ordered another copy for myself. a part of Madison County's history. 1963 - 1972. Meth and murder in Madison County by MICHAEL WHITELEY | October 19, 1997 at 8:52 p.m. HUNTSVILLE From the first radio call two minutes before noon, panic was a partner in the investigation of . He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. 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. Rose, who represented Johnson, told the court he was "personally disappointed" with Johnson's decision. It's just a little traffic infraction. "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.". How do you keep the deputy prosecutor out of the crime scene?". , Dimensions 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. He's told me, 'If you want to mess up your mind, that's your fault. Washington State Department of Corrections, Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas, 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, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. Fred Raymond Crumley. High on two joints of unusually potent marijuana, they had a wreck. ", 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. He had been Madison County Shierff since about 1972 until his death. 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. To some he's just a fool. That's a legitimate way of making money as far as I'm concerned," Margaret Cornett said. Smith, the special agent in charge of FBI operations in Arkansas. "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. It came as no surprise to local drug dealers or to the family of Billie Jean Phillips. Although the hills and hollows echoed with whispers after the sheriff's alleged suicide, no one dared to reveal the hidden truth behind his double life. Each officer a bullet-proof vest. Sheriff Ralph Baker, the man who befriended David Mac, and taught him what it means to be an outlaw. Well, he walks up to the driver's window, Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Drug dealers who acknowledge being paid by either Baker's agency or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for help with Madison County drug busts say they never received payments of more than $100, and then no more often than a few times a year. Johnson said Corkern invited him outside, then grabbed him at the front door of the club. 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. But Harp said she then ran afoul of the sheriff when she stole $80,000 from a home in the community of Hilltop. Of Harp's insistence that he admonished her to keep silent, he said: "That's bull****.". Went camping and exploring around the area a few years ago, especially in the Mckillroy WMA and parts of the Ozark NF. Baker and his partners now own at least 1,450 acres, mostly in southern Madison County, valued at $227,865, according to tax records. But the statistics may deceive. "He said, 'He'll get 20 years for it.'". away from trouble. Wheeler also said she didn't recall filing the lawsuit. Wheeler said she didn't remember Baker ever wanting to buy the land. Baker Street Behavioral Health is a professional behavioral health center that trusts in combination, joint effort, and quality clinical help. ", Said Brashears of Dr. Cornett: "He wanted the land back so bad that he would have paid any price for that. Among the Northwest Arkansas law enforcement community, Baker has both detractors and defenders. Imagine breaking the law without fear. Box 37, Huntsville, 72740 "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. "So?" When Minor balked, the up-front demand was reduced to $10,000. But, in pretrial testimony, club owner Jeannie Ward cited three separate incidents involving Baker that night. "Boy, that sure is a nice deal," said Dr. Martin, told of the dramatic increase. 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. Your sacrifice is not forgotten. It tracked the deaths of other Madison County people who died under mysterious circumstances. May they continue to move forward in life and heal with your guidance. "RALPH CARES". Absent proof of the drug allegations, he said, there were insufficient grounds to bring criminal charges. I was interested in this book, because my daughter in law had heard of it & wanted to read it. Ralph Baker was laid to rest in the Brashears Cemetery, Johnson dropped his lawsuit 12 days before it was to go to trial, saying his family couldn't stand the stress. The question I had was what is Ralph going to do with it.". by. She'll say, 'OK.' It is empty. He peeks out the window at each passing car. He's alone down this ole' highway. Referring to Baker, he said, "Send MC-1.". Steven Dwan Treat (Appointed 12 Jan 1998) 1951/10/19. He died doing his best. 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. Please bring me home after my shift Baker became sheriff Jan. 1, 1973. Now because of Sheriff Baker's untimely death, many residents Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt. Baker and his partners now own at least 1,450 acres, mostly in southern Madison County, valued at $227,865, according to tax records. He says Baker has told him the rules. "We know the sheriff was doing an investigation," Leathers said. Green S.C. State Constables. Rest in peace. She said Wheeler hadn't wanted to sell to Baker. The county seat is Huntsville. "It became a moot point when the employee resigned.". "I don't know how much you boys make writing stories, but we pay pretty well," Baker said. Chief John Roelandts (retired) Hog member "I took all the serial numbers off 10 hundred-dollar bills," Minor said. "You know you're talking to a dead man," he says. He is in his mid-20s. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. "Since I've been sheriff, we hadn't hardly got any meth at all," he said in June. "The lawyer asked about his brother and whether he signed one too. He started toward Springdale on Highway 68, taking Deputy Sheriff Phillip Morgan with him. "A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck and day to day. Baker, who earns $31,000 a year as Madison County's sheriff and tax collector, declines to talk about his land deals. (This data I summarized from the front page of Madison County Record dated Jan 8, 1998. There are no busts in Madison County. Bingham's attorneys alleged that Baker and Sharp then began hitting and kicking Bingham, who the attorneys said had a speech impediment and the mind of an 11-year-old. "I'm retired, I'm alive, and I plan to stay that way.". 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. comfort in those memories and in knowing that Ralph will forever remain : Trudot was in the hospital at the time. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 14th anniversary of your death. She'd trade those for drugs. Phillips paid off the drug debts of her brother, Robert McKnight. 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. 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 Ham said he asked the Bakers in because "I had just bought some other land and didn't have the money.". 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. Harp's relationship with the sheriff followed her into adulthood. 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. Until now. He was attempting to cross a low water bridge which was covered with water. After the cruiser was washed into the creek it flipped over trapping him inside. Rest in peace Sheriff, you are not forgotten. I've lived there all my life. "A lot of people call it that, but I don't know the origin.". Sheriff Ralph Baker drowned after his cruiser was washed into a flooded river while he was searching for a stolen vehicle. Harper told F.M. 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 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." Ride safe in heaven. 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. Well, they buried him in uniform , ISBN-13 Three years later, authorities have not identified Phillips' killer. . Interviews with investigators indicate the conversation went something like this: "Billie Phillips is dead," Baker told Fogley. 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