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October 25, 2022
Gilbert Baker, the Faulkner County Republican who represented District 30 in the Arkansas Senate from 2001 through 2012, expressed relief Monday after Chief U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. granted a motion to dismiss bribery and wire fraud charges against him contained in a 2019 indictment.
October 25, 2022
Man cited in election law fight gets charge dropped in Texas, inflation hits food bank’s ability to provide in Oklahoma, and more
October 24, 2022
He was set to go on trial Nov. 8.
October 22, 2022
FILE -- In this Feb. 22, 2012, file photo, state Sen. Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, is seen at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. Federal prosecutors are
October 21, 2022
In a surprise move Thursday evening, the U.S. attorneys office in Little Rock filed a motion in federal court to dismiss federal wire fraud and bribery charges against former Republican state Sen. Gilbert Baker.
October 21, 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss wire fraud and bribery charges against a former Arkansas state senator who was set to face trial next month for a second time after a jury deadlocked last year.
October 21, 2022
Gilbert Baker, who was a former chairman of the Arkansas Republican party, is facing wire fraud and bribery charges. Federal prosecutors are asking the judge to drop the charges.
September 27, 2022
Prosecutors in the federal bribery and wire fraud trial of former state senator and Republican Party chairman Gilbert Baker have asked the judge overseeing the trial to clarify several instructions to the jury pool in hopes of securing a conviction the second time around.
September 6, 2022
The Little Rock area has long had a reputation for violent crime, dating back to the mid-90s following release of an HBO documentary, "Gang War: Bangin in Little Rock," that spotlighted drug-and-gang-fueled violence that plagued the city due to tensions between rival street gangs battling one another over reprisals and territorial disputes.
August 28, 2022
A Yell County woman sentenced to time served last year in connection with the 2019 jailbreak of New Aryan Empire leader Wesley Gullett -- who is serving 35 years on a federal racketeering violation -- was ordered to enter inpatient rehab and warned that further violations of her supervised release will likely result in a two-year prison sentence.