Former Georgia House, Mayoral Candidate Arrested for Kidnapping ...

[IceWizard]

Former Georgia House, Mayoral Candidate
Arrested for Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault










A Columbus, Georgia, man who has lost multiple attempts to gain public office as a Democrat
was arrested Saturday. Muscogee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Zephaniah Dwayne Baker
shortly after midnight on outstanding warrants issued in Cobb County.

Baker was transported to the Muscogee County Jail after his arrest, according to a statement
posted on the department’s Facebook page. The statement added that the suspect is expected
to be transferred to Cobb County law enforcement.

Baker is charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors. The felony charges are for
kidnapping, aggravated assault disfigure, and possession of a firearm during the commission
of a crime, police said. Misdemeanor charges levied against Baker are battery (Family Violence Act)
and cruelty to children, third degree.


Fox News further reported:

Georgia deputies arrested a man, who has run multiple unsuccessful
political campaigns, on Saturday for alleged kidnapping and
aggravated assault. Zephaniah Dwayne Baker was arrested at around
12:45 a.m. Saturday by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office for
outstanding warrants in Cobb County.

His warrants were for felony charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault (disfigure)
and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, as well
as misdemeanor charges of battery (Family Violence Act)
and third-degree cruelty to children.

The search warrant was executed by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office
Drug, Gang, and Fugitive Unit, along with U.S. Marshals.

Baker was booked into the Muscogee County Jail and will eventually be transported
back to Cobb County.

The investigation was conducted in conjunction with the FBI, Cobb County
Sheriff’s Office, Cobb County Police Department, Russell County Sheriff’s Office
and Phenix City Police Department.

Baker, a Democrat, ran several unsuccessful political bids in Georgia since 2008.

He first lost to state Rep. Calvin Syrme in the 2008 race for Georgia House District 132.
He ran two failed campaigns for Columbus mayor, losing once to Democrat mayor
Teresa Tomlinson in 2010 and dropping out of the race in 2014,
when Tomlinson won re-election.

In 2014, Baker was defeated in his effort to unseat Columbus City Council member
Jerry “Pops” Barnes.

Baker launched another mayoral campaign in 2018 but lost to Skip Henderson. In 2022,
he ran for Georgia House District 140 but was defeated by Rep. Teddy Reese
in the Democrat primary.

He is also a community activist, saying in the biography on his website that he
launched several initiatives and programs that attempt to combat violence
and serve at-risk youth.

[Charon]

that mug shot will be the death of him.

maybe he should have tried running as a republican instead of all this fol de rol.