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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- Matthew Baker was accused of murder in a quadruple homicide in Henry County back in 2016. Today he's a free man after being acquitted.
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This prosecutor needs to face consequences for wasting 8 years of someone's life and 8 years of taxpayer resources.
Absolutely 👍🏽💯
now the tax payer are on the hook for when he sue
Na, he only got off cause his boy took the hit.
@@lennyash1505 As is tradition.
I wonder if Jacob Cosby 1:31 has enjoyed most of his past 8yrs or was he in and out of jail for other things. Will they give him life for killing 4 people or the death penalty?
They were stalling in hope of him pleading out. So many innocent people in jail due to these tactics
The prosecution wasn't the one stalling, clown.
What happened to right to a speedy trial unless they used some legal loophole? Yeah they thought he would fold. Yes the defense wants time to mount their defense but 8 yrs? Something tells me that some of the stalling was also on the prosecution side as well. They actually even re-indicted him on literally the same charges. WTH is going on down in Henry county and how is this allowed? I move to having the DOJ investigate this office.
Too many innocent people are willing take plea deals when threatened with lengthy prison sentences. This kid sacrificed 8 years of his life and stuck to his innocence, showing enormous character.
@@imhereforitall9218if it's murder you don't want it too speedy your lawyers will investigate it takes a very long time. But 8 years is excessive unless their were mistrials
@@ernieb820 Exactly my point. 8 years? Who knows what went on in a DA's office. Sounds like a whole lot of corruption and a huge dose of racism. I mean it is Henry county GA after-all, so it would not be such a far stretch.
This man needs to be compensated for the eight years he spent in jail.
They suppose to grant you earnings for wrongly time.
@@Dawn-zo2ny WRONG.
He’ll get paid minimum wage for his time spent in there. He can sue them but I don’t know how that goes.
I remember some guy got locked up for 30 years for a grape/ murder who got acquitted a few years back. DNA showed it wasn’t even his… he only got paid minimum wage but I think he sued them for a couple of million if I’m correct
Yes
@@Dawn-zo2ny plenty of lawyers willing to take nothing up front.
Wait someone confessed and they still kept him in jail but no time for corrupt politicians lol
That's a got damn shame
It's modern day slavery. I'm sure it's way more cases in Henry, Fayetteville, clayton in there county jails.
Look up the facts of the case & you’ll see why he was charged.
Just having someone confess isn’t enough to ~prove~ another’s innocence (yes I know the burden is on the state, but just in general, the one confessing doesn’t mean the other person had zero involvement whatsoever). Sometimes multiple people could be the culprits but one or more of them try to take the brunt of responsibility (they all know that they’re facing life in prison without parole but they can try to spare a friend the same fate)
Not saying that’s what happened here, but you watch enough cop shows (“COPS” for instance) and it happens, but usually with drug and/or firearm possession or who stole the car… one ~claims~ that *they* did all the crimes and then picked up others that somehow didn’t think anything odd of the situation, while video shows they all did the crime together…
My question is this…
What’s the point of going into hiding to avoid death threats, only to then have your *~CURRENT~* appearance and names shown on TV which is then available online for all to see… now everyone knows your name *AND* what you both look like
@@r.williamcomm7693 I did. Read it back and forth and inside and out. IMO hallmarks of a railroad. Starting with the shady detective now sergeant Lecoy and his shady interrogation tactics.
8 years !? That’s a whole prison sentence… for a crime he never even did
@@ArtVandalay-ly2siyou and Fani sitting in a tree K I S S I N G!!
@ArtVandalay-ly2si u mad your bird sh*t mother is also your aunt? 😂
Mabe not @@ArtVandalay-ly2si
@@ArtVandalay-ly2siwhat's funny about being a small dick having racist?
@@ArtVandalay-ly2si you must be using your sister/wife's phone to connect to the internet since your trailer probably doesn't have internet
Please take those death threats seriously. Move out of state for your son's safety. 🙏🏿
they will get you felon
They have cars and planes lol
Malicious prosecution.
No. Read about the 2016 Henry County bonfire murders. There’s a reason. When you read about it you’ll understand.
@@r.williamcomm7693 I read it. Sounds like a railroad attempt. Geez.
Clearly. Steeped in good traditional Jim Crow racism. Oops, I am not supposed to say that. That is the race card. We are supposed to look the other way. That is being too woke. Just take it on the chin and accept all the fall accusations as fact. This sounded like a "To Kill A Mockingbird" trial. Total joke.
@@imhereforitall9218 He met his friend outside & the friend told him that “everyone in that house is going to get it.” Yet he still followed his friend into the house to watch him shoot 4 ppl in the head. The killer’s statements to police implicated Baker. It took years for the killer to change his story. But when the killer did change his story Baker’s lawyer took the case to trial & had the killer transported to testify. He traded 8 years for his freedom. It’s not “the system” that ppl are complaining about that did this to Baker. Baker did this to Baker. But now he’s free to live his life so hopefully he makes the most of it.
yep he just gave his friend a ride to the party, left and drove him to get guns, then his "friend" totally was the only one to pull the trigger , and gave him a ride home @@imhereforitall9218
8 years is way too long for an acquittal. DA must have knew they were grasping at straws if it took them 8 years to get to the closing arguements
This is what happens when prosecutors don't face any personal consequences for losing in court.
Ya that's outrageous.
8 years is a long time to be waiting for a trial... far too long for a "speedy trial" so they didn't want such a trial. They played tricks and delayed and delayed ... now, someone involved with those murders is free. it is not grasping at straws.
@Bonzi_Buddy speedy trial means speedy sentencing....
@@otisjenkinsjr.3556 WRONG. Read the U.S. Constitution once in awhile.
6th Amendment: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial.
That doesn't mean "speedy sentencing".
And there are rules in place everywhere to ensure that trials are done in a quick manner. A defendant, however, can waive this right which almost certainly this guy did. It is common to delay when concern of a conviction is likely. In this case, however, the guy caught a favorable jury or poor prosecution which lead to this outcome. The defense tactic worked.
He better stay away from people he was with.
The prosecutors are worst than the people
They said the family is in hiding due to threats
The person that did it pled guilty already they just charged him because he was there
He was with the guy who end up confessing. So they were both at the party, that's why he got charged.
@@krimsonedit3272This guy literally tagged along with the murder suspect to leave a party, come back with guns, HAND the shooter said guns, at which point the shooter uses them against four people. The four people at the party were executed by the shooter with the assistance of Baker, and the prosecutors are worse than the people? I take it you know nothing about the case.
Georgia one of those places that doesn't want to let anyone go. Even an innocent man
ain't that the Truth
Not really they only do like 50 percent of a sentence or less… YFN lucci got 20 years but he only doing 5 in…
yeah no u dont get it@@bobbyraybourne5991
@@bobbyraybourne5991that's called a plea deal and a great lawyer
@@frankmurphy7234 dawg I live here in Fl right next to GA and I know a few ninjas that didn’t have lawyers… and still only gotta do 50 percent… it’s just the way the state is set up 🤷♂️
8 years of his life taken away from him for a crime he didn't commit, yet violent repeat offenders are being released without bail. Let that sink in.
He was part of the crew which murdered 4 people. The jury decided it's not proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty. It's outrageous it took 8 years. But other than that, I'd be very cautious with claims about him being nonviolent.
Read about the case & you’ll understand. Don’t think that everyone just wanted to waste time because they had nothing better to do.
@@maciejguzek3442 Exactly. He did not just wake up one day and discover his friends or associate were total pos. Now if he falls back into the same type of people and bs let his a** rot in jail.
🤔 ~ So… Do you consider the possibility that you don’t really know what’s going on from a video that’s basically two minutes long? They’re almost surely are good reasons that the prosecutors chose to continue fighting this case. And do we really want prosecutors dropping cases that are difficult and just letting guilty people go free. Like I said, it’s a two minute video.b
And 8 years ago as I recall, people were chastising him and judged him before being acquitted. What a shame.
How did things go so wrong for this man? One of the biggest problems with our justice system is pursuit of truth has taken a back seat to winning convictions.
Fani Willis
Meanwhile, in other cases, guilty people are let off with little to no punishment whatsoever.
Because the judicial system was created to be exactly what it is, especially towards the aboriginal man. Don’t act so surprised.
We can all find fault in any situation because man was not created with the ability to rule themselves. Truly there can be no doubt of this these days.
@@kevinjohnson3521 Crawl back to your little maga bubble. No one likes you nor cares about your perverted view of the world.
Wrong choice of friends, hope he choses better going forward.
There are worse friends. Some would never confess and admit that he had nothing to do with it.
@@imhereforitall9218 I’m not saying that’s why he was acquitted. I’m just saying that there are people who wouldn’t speak up at all and say the innocent dude had nothing to do with it. Am I remembering wrong or did that happen?
Wrong choice of letting them take him to jail too 😂
This innocent man spent 8 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Now that he has been released and is free, he should consider suing the city for the injustice he endured.
Wrong , a jury may find you innocent only because they don’t have enough evidence
Not guilty it’s not the same thing as innocent, not even close.
man that’s crazy… he didn’t do a damn thing and spent 8 years of his life locked up
i hope he can get his life back together now 👍
it is truly sad, a whole 8 years down the drain
Can you read? Have you read about this case? Look up the Henry County bonfire murders case. 4 young ppl killed in 2016 & this guy was there with the killer. It took years to sort out. But no one should comment until they read about the case. It’s not cheating to look up the answers. Too many ppl are too lazy to read & their opinion echoes whatever they just watched.
If you read about the case you’ll ha e a different opinion. Why would you trust a quick news report? Yiu don’t know what happened nor what links him. It’s a horrible case & he was there.
@@r.williamcomm7693 no matter what our opinions are, he was found not guilty. None of us know what truly happened and being present doesnt equate he did it.
@@naitjj1 Agree. But it’s not crazy. He was there. You just think it’s crazy because you still haven’t read about the case. Do you think the judges, police, lawyers on both sides & all the witnesses think it’s crazy & that everyone just wants to ware time? You & many are so easily manipulated into not thinking. Wake up. Ppl used to not speak about a subject unless they knew they had something to contribute. 4 young ppl gunned down at a bonfire & guess who was there with shooter? There’s other issues. You’re better than this. Take a little time to read what the ppl involved in the case knows & what this young man knows. There’s a reason it took a long time for everything to come out but think about what the ppl who had to solve that case went through to get to the truth. Don’t let ppl think for you & don’t be so quick to think that a couple of minute local news report cares whether they leave ppl who don’t watch their news believing that all those ppl I mentioned above would want to waste 8 years. Wait until you read the facts of the case. Then watch this news video again & remember that feeling because that’s your brain telling you that a lot of what we see in media is just a snapshot with a whole lot of relevant information left out. Anyway, 4 young ppl were gunned down in cold blood. This young man & his friend were both there & one of them pulled the trigger. There were twists & turns. Read about it & you’ll understand n
If you look at this from the perspective of a person who has been accused of a crime, but is innocent of said crime, they stole nearly a decade of this man’s life, and he never stepped foot inside of a prison. He spent nearly 8 years in the county jail, that’s absurd.
he was in the robbery but was not the killer, thats why they are not sueing
8 years to get thru Trial??? Explain that 1???
You can invoke your right to a quick and speedy trial but most people don’t know about that and some need time for evidence to prove their innocence 😮
@@erycalexander7315most lawyers know that n people doesn't matter when the whole system is corrupt built of slave trading.
@@erycalexander7315people n lawyers know that
@@erycalexander7315 I think once you invoke your right to a speedy trial the clock starts ticking then. Even if you are 100% guilty if the state is not ready legally they have to let you go. He had a lawyer so why did they not invoke it? Or maybe they delayed like you said.
@@imhereforitall9218 yeah most of the time people sit in jail because they can’t afford a lawyer and the public defenders are lazy and it’s a process to subpoena people for valid evidence so if you had a alibi and was on camera it could take months for the court to even get a hold of that.
He better get paid for this, Its always our kind that go thru this BS. This is disgusting
Attention; L.A. international airport just started implementing facial recognition technology! Now you are sure to be tracked everywhere you go!! Don't believe the hype that there not going to use it to track you, Yes they are! New World Order coming into play, Why can't you opted out? Hello?
The company you keep and incompetent law enforcement... one of the 2.
BOTH. One can lead to the next!
He *litteraly* wasn’t there, so it obviously wasn’t “the company he keeps”.
Anything to protect your evil system 🤣 don’t forget god is real
“The company you keep” is not an excuse for a blatantly racist and corrupt system. You people will have to answer to something FAR greater in the end.
I think it was both. I read the case file.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CIRCLE NO CAPPING
The guy who confessed was not his friend. They knew one another through the shooter's sister. They had only met 2 days prior according to the transcripts and what was later confirmed. But either way I totally agree. Pick better folks to associate yourself or will find yourself in the same bs and may not be so lucky next time.
Why you go to jail, if innocent until proven guilty
Because we born guilty till proven innocent
@@cincyryda 100%...They can't understand if it NEVER happened to them.
@@cincyryda Is that why all those criminals all over the country are allowed to get away with crimes, even when they're caught? Places like DC have something like a 35% homicide clearance rate.
When they get their hands on you they try anything to keep you.
If it’s the same law there as in my state a motion to be dismissed or released should’ve went in after a year without being tried, 8 years is crazy!
His Mom is so lovable, describing her Son's released from jail as akin to the feeling of "the love that you felt when you hold first hold your baby after being born. "
Healing for both of them & ⚖️.
If you keep bad company, it will ruin your life.
They should definitely sue...How devastating, and if that guy hadn't confessed, he would never get out, and they even kept him after the guy confessed...So corrupt....
@@r.williamcomm7693Share the details that justify what happened since youre an expert
@@r.williamcomm7693 That would be. lol. I'll read the case now. Thanks.
Read the actual case. The kid was there when the crime went down. Those families could easily turn around and sue him for wrongful death.
he did it but got his accomplice to take the heat
He needs restitution
Sue the state, the judge, the DA and the police.
A serious redemption. Alot of times these DA's are as crooked as hell and care not about who they railroad. As long as they get their convictions and can run for office.
Omg, poor man…..i wish you speedy adjustment, good life and support! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖
Im glad he got justice i hope the Time he was locked up 24 hours a day didn't destroy him mentally damn shame
I am sure it affected him. I hope he is getting therapy.
@@imhereforitall9218 exactly 💯 they really F him over.
Holding somebody for 8 years is crazy man. This justice system is insane.
Now arrest the prosecutor and police involved in the criminal fraud they perpetrated.
Why did this case so long to be resolved?
Delay tactics by the defense. You can't delay a case 8 years without doing that. The media will not discuss the truth in this case as evidenced by them talking only to the mother not the parents of the victims, the prosecution or the police.
The reality is, guilty people are often freed. People want to talk about the innocent people convicted more but rest assured the other is more frequent.
@@Bonzi_BuddyExactly!
God Bless this young man and his family.. wow
So they knew he wasn’t guilty after that person confessed but still kept him locked up? There was no evidence or anything. The prosecutors need to be locked up.
This is why we’ve been fighting for criminal reform!!
😆😆😆😆😝😂 no it’s not!
Look up the Henry County bonfire murders case. 4 young ppl killed in 2016 & this guy was there with the killer. It took years to sort out. But no one should comment until they read about the case. It’s not cheating to look up the answers. Too many ppl are too lazy to read & their opinion echoes whatever they just watched.
No one knows when the actual killer confessed. And so they kept the chains on. Run my boi. RUN!
They kept the young gentleman behind bars after the person who put him behind bars recanted or confessed that he lied.
Wow. I hope those are grounds to sue.
no his accomplice covered for him. Does it really make sense to you he only drove the shooter, left with the shooter to get guns, let the shooter kill people , and then drove him home completely unaware lol
He should be compensated for his 8 years he was in custody
Baker it’s O! I’m in tears!! When they told me you were released, I praised the name of The Lord for you.
This man is such a good kid. God fearing, respectful. I have nothing but good things to say! Baker, be sure to make the most of your new beginning!! Congratulations man!! I’m so so happy for you!
I hope he sues the state!
BE carful of your friends that you keep. Why would his family get death, threats Who's threating them?
Glade he’s home he didn’t deserve this
Yes he did.
People, places and things!!!!! Don't go back to your old life. Be thankful you have another chance at it when some people don't!!!
that should be at least 1 billion in lawsuit owed to the guy for wrongful arrest and 8 years in prison for their failure to investigate
That's doesn't mean he's innocent at all
Hey, just because you watch the two minute video does not mean you’re aware of what really went on in this case whatsoever. Come on, we have to do better than to believe that. Because it’s obvious you believe the small video has contained all the relevant information that you needed. Maybe we should just start doing everything based on two minute videos… well, I guess we’re basically getting there if not already there.
Imagine all the innocent people who died in jails or prisons, especially bc they had no friends or family to help them on the outside
Now maybe he can choose his company wisely
People acting like the courts wasted 8 years of his life and he's a victim when he's the luckiest guy in this story.
@@Bonzi_BuddyWtf he is a victim. 8 years of life wasted by false accusations.
CONGRATULATIONS 🙌 🎊🎉 You kept the *FAITH* 🙏🙌 & the truth set You, free !!!
That's the legal system. The guy told he was innocent. Still took that man 8 years. Sue Henry County momma!
A guy admitted to it and they still kept him incarcerated.. smh
Stay out the streets.
Can happen to anyone
@@masterzoovie7442 Right..because everyone hangs out with a guy who killed 4 people..
@@Willieb-hi6yt what about them yt boy serial killers that are blue collar hell you might be one of them 🤣
@@masterzoovie7442 What??
8yrs till trial?? ...They definitely had no evidence
He should be heavily compensated to send a strong message to the prosecutor and those that brought up charges against him and tried to get him to plea a deal.
That's a lawsuit...
This news anchor looks like he took one too many jabs.
Lol eyes crooked
Too many people are sitting in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. My son is one of them! Thank God for a jury!
he did not kill anyone but he was in the robbery so those 8 years was for robbery
He better change his life
8 years inside, only to get acquitted? That's absolutely outrageous...
Imagine doing 8 years for a crime u didn’t do
City needs to be sued, and his record needs to be expunged ASAP.
He had to be cuffed to the real killer?!?!!?!?! Are you kidding me?
He needs to get back in school and get his life together!
8 years? That's a sentence in itself!!! 🧐🧐🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐
8 years for a crime you didn’t commit. How do you recover from that?
he did it the accomplice is just taking the fall for all of it
Yeah right I can only imagine who sits on the jury😂😂😂😂😂
Wow unbelievable
Extremely interesting and informative....If she can afford to Relocate Immediately! Get a fresh Start else where!!!
I’m happy for this young man and prayers go out to the victims family that has to go through this ordeal once again with the real suspect that told the truth!
8 years sue for defamation of rights, that definitely not a speedy trial
Sue them for all these lies..8 years and the prosecutor should go to jail
Facing the death penalty on a quadruple murder with 30 counts and beating everything? That’s like coming back in the finals from being down 0-3 4 times.
shouldve never went to trial if his co defendant took full responsibility saying dude innocent
Get out of Atlanta
try to make them, not like you have the ability or right to dictate where someone lives.
because if you do so do i,if that's the case gtfo of my country and get back to whatever tribe you originate from that you probably still blame someone's great grandfather for even though it was probably your 2nd uncle twice removed who sold your ancestors,... not very nice is that?
Agreed but probably for a complete different reason.
Henry Counry dummy.
He wasn't in Atlanta. Henry Country isn't ATL...he lived in the sticks
Get out of Georgia. Here in California we don’t lock up criminals.
The police knew better in the first place. Those were trumped-up charges from the get go! Finally justice ♎ for that young man.
Nice looking young man im sorry that this Happened too Him smh may he Go on with his life and Be successful 💯 🙏🏿
He should move from the area he lives in.
So they still charged him with theft and made him pay a bond after 8 years of being falsely accused! 😡
Are you really guilty until proven innocent.
Why did it take so long for them to release him 😮😮
Welcome to the useless Justice system. A person confessed, but they still left the man in jail. This is totally unacceptable.
Must've had one hell of a lawyer.
I know he’s glad his friend confessed
Guess what, they OWE him some 💰 for holding him like that, I'd be looking for a LAWYER!
What he needs to do is find a lawyer who specializes in civil rights and who will be willing to work pro bono with him so that he can sue them. A multi million dollar lawsuit.
Wtf are they getting d threats? Horrible people not practicing what they preach.
cause her kid killed people and got away Scott free playing the race card and having the accomplice take the fall
Compensate that man 8 yrs for a crime he didn't commit smh!!!
Hopefully he sues now
Please sue EVERYONE
What happened to “Innocent until proved guilty?” 🤦♂️
👨⚖️ ~ I don’t know if he’s really innocent, but this is why being released out of jail on bail is important. Of course the same people that are furious at the prosecutors in this case will be the same people who are furious when a judge releases someone accused of a crime on bail.
So many people do not understand logic whatsoever. They look at the situation as if their gut feeling is almost always correct and has any value. Plus they look at everything with hindsight. There has to be a system that’s calibrated to work the best it can. But this is why people are often released. Though that said, nobody accused for murder is ever going to be released on bail.
while the guilty go free. shame.
The man who didn’t do it is getting death threats so what the hell is the ones that did it getting 🤔 a coke and a smile smh
Walks free makes it sound like he still did the murders but the jury just let him go…
This is ridiculous 😡
Did they use the tried and tested "He was an innocent jogger" defense? Or maybe "the glove dont fit?"
Lawsuit it is!!!!Praying for him
They know he was innocent but they got 8 years of his life for absolutely nothing. How you make a man wait 8 years to go to trial? That’s what the devils do.
The judicial system worked. He was prosecuted and stood trial. The jury acquitted him. He is free. In this case the system worked.