A murder suspect is on the loose after shedding his ankle monitor.
Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones said 24-year-old Samuel Baker, of Somerset, who was indicted for murder in the shooting death of Robert Claunch in March 2021, has escaped his ankle monitor and is on the run, possibly with a female, 28-year-old Adriana Brown.
Baker was also indicted for first-degree burglary, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and persistent felony offender.
Baker, Jones said, was granted a bond reduction in August 2023 while awaiting trial and was placed on home incarceration with an ankle monitor.
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Baker removed his ankle monitoring device and left his home on Hwy 39 in Somerset in a Chevrolet Corvette. It is believed that when Baker fled from the residence he took a firearm with him.
The Corvette has since been recovered in northern Pulaski County.
Baker and Brown are believed to be in a black Dodge Grand Caravan.
Baker is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, Jones said.
Anyone with information regarding Baker’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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