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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.