FORMER STATE SENATOR GILBERT BAKER ARRESTED FOR DWI - BAKER WAS VOCAL OPPONENT OF CONWAY RESTURANTS OBTAINING PERMITS FROM ABC TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
GILBERT RAY BAKER, UCA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, FORMER STATE SENATOR Former state Senator Gilbert Baker (59) and future federal inmate was arrested by C onway police at 4:25 a.m. Saturday Au gust 27th. Baker was charged with violation of the Omnibus DWI Act, refusal of a blood alcohol test, and driving left of the center lane. Gilbert Baker is a former member of the Arkansas State Senate from District 30. He served in the Arkansas Senate from 2001 to 2013. In 2010, Baker was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate seat formerly held by the Democrat Blanche Lincoln. Baker resigned from his position as a lobbyist for UCA after being involved with funneling funds to Judge Mike Maggio through PACs. Baker is currently empl oyed as an A ssistant P rof essor of M usi c at UCA. Baker was strongly against the ABC issuing permits to C onway restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages. This was probably due to county line li quor stores in neighb oring counties ...