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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.
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He was set to go on trial Nov. 8.
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
In a surprise move Thursday evening, the U.S. attorney's 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.