Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor's pardon

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon

By DYLAN LOVAN
August 25, 2021

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been convicted for the same slaying in federal court after a two-week trial.

Federal prosecutors brought charges against Patrick Baker after he was released from prison when former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned him on his way out of office in 2019. Baker’s family had political connections to Bevin, including hosting a fundraiser for the one-term governor.

A federal jury in eastern Kentucky convicted Baker Wednesday on a charge of murder committed during a drug trafficking crime after about six hours of deliberation over two days.

U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom will sentence Baker, 43, on Dec. 21. Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty, but Baker could serve life in prison on the conviction.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-0521bc006ff00d0e915368072711b2e1


FILE - This Sunday, May 30, 2021 booking photo released by the Laurel County, Ky., Correctional Center shows, Patrick Baker. Baker, a convicted killer whose family had political connections to former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, is back on trial for the 2014 killing that Bevin had pardoned him for shortly before leaving office. Baker now faces new federal charges in connection to Donald Mills' death, as authorities pointed to the “dual sovereignty doctrine,” which allows state and federal officials to prosecute the same defendant for the same actions without infringing on double jeopardy protections. (Laurel County Correctional Center via AP, File)

[Lovie777]

1. The person he killed may still be alive right now . .

if asswipe didn't pardon him.

[XanaDUer2]

3. I think it's the same slaying nt

[Midnight Writer]

4. Nah, he was convicted again for the same crime, only this time by the Feds.

[Make7]

2. I guess they didn't have enough money for a Trump pardon. ( n/t )

[captain queeg]

5. Guess which party Bevin is with?

I’m totally shocked, he’s a Republican