Tim Baker, 40, faces two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening stemming from a fight that turned deadly on Oct. 4 in a parking lot of a Fort Smith apartment complex.
Baker remains free on bond, with the condition that he avoid contact with Troy Green and his ex-wife Georgia Baker, the people he is alleged to have threatened to kill or harm during the altercation. A preliminary hearing for Baker is set for Nov. 20.
Lonney Baker, 37, was killed during the fight. Barry Murray, 37, of Barling was arrested for Lonney Baker's death, and he was booked into the Sebastian County Jail in Fort Smith on a first-degree murder complaint. Fort Smith Police Sgt. Jarrard Copeland said after the incident that Murray was being held on no bond.
Murray was charged Tuesday with the murder. On Wednesday Murray's attorney waived a formal arraignment for Murray.
Fort Smith Police first received a call from Ridge Apartments in reference to a disturbance. When officers arrived, they found Lonney Baker covered in blood in the parking lot. Emergency personnel arrived and discovered Lonney Baker had died from a stab wound to the side of his chest.
An investigation revealed that Lonney Baker, his wife, Shannon Reid, and his brother, Tim Baker, traveled to Fort Smith from Sallisaw to see the children of the two men. The children were in the care of Georgia Baker.
When Tim and Lonney Baker showed up, a fight ensued among the Baker brothers and Georgia Baker's boyfriend, Barry Murray, and Murray's friend, Troy Green.
During the fight, Murray allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed Lonney Baker in the side and back, police reported.
Tim Baker and Murray were also cut during the incident and Green was battered, but their injuries were not life threatening.
