Charges Dropped Against Matt Baker
I saw interesting news this morning that the charges against Matt Baker, who I recently wrote about, have been dropped.
Apparently, Texas state law says that if a suspect hasn’t been indicted by a grand jury within 180 days from the time of their arrest, the suspect can file a motion with the court for the charges to be dropped. And apparently Matt Baker’s attorney did just that, and the motion was granted.
The district attorney can still charge Matt Baker with murder at any time, and bring him before a grand jury.
The DA says the case will remain open.
Matt Baker’s attorney, however, says the DA made a statement that they need more evidence.
Kari’s mom, however, says:
I have been assured by the district attorney’s office that this changes nothing. I have full confidence that the DA’s office will eventually take this to the grand jury and go to trial.