A former Alabama prosecutor is dealing with explosive allegations that she repeatedly tried to poison her husband with fentanyl — after which, whereas free on bond in an tried homicide case, tried to drug him once more.
Sara Baker, 75, is accused of slipping fentanyl into the meals and drinks of her husband, James Doyle Baker, on at the very least three separate events in September of final 12 months, based on court docket information reviewed by Al.com.
Baker was later indicted on 11 expenses, together with tried homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, home violence, elder abuse, solicitation and distribution of a managed substance. She pleaded not responsible and was launched after posting a $400,000 bond.
Prosecutors returned to court docket Friday, alleging Baker had breached the circumstances of her launch by persevering with to go to her husband of 29 years at a Mountain Brook residence and by probably attempting to infect his medicine.
In a hanging flip, nonetheless, James Baker appeared to assist his spouse in court docket, telling the decide that she had adopted the foundations set for her bond.
‘I don’t know why we’re right here right this moment, we stored that clear all the way in which,’ James stated.
He additionally confirmed he had pleaded with each Baker’s lawyer and the county district lawyer to be allowed to see his spouse.
Baker was arrested in November after authorities alleged she contacted a number of individuals in an effort to acquire fentanyl to kill her husband. Following her arrest, she was suspended by the Alabama Bar Affiliation.
Former Alabama prosecutor Sara Baker is accused of making an attempt to poison her husband James Doyle Baker with fentanyl a number of occasions. They’re pictured in August 2025 earlier than the alleged poisonings which prosecutors say happened in September 2025
Baker has pleaded not responsible and was launched after posting $400,000 bail, nonetheless prosecutors alleged she tried to poison her husband once more whereas awaiting trial
She posted bond however was taken again into custody in July following allegations she was making an attempt to intrude together with her husband’s medical therapy, WHSV experiences.
On June 11, Baker contacted considered one of her husband’s caregivers and requested to get her an empty medication bottle from the residence the place James was dwelling, based on court docket paperwork.
Eight days later, prosecutors allege she returned it to the caregiver with a black bag, which legislation enforcement believes contained the drugs bottle, with directions to place it in a secure inside his dwelling.
The caregiver put the bottle and the bag within the secure however quickly after, contacted and reported it to legislation enforcement.
When police had been capable of get hold of the bottle after getting a search warrant, they stated they discovered 12 grams of purple coloured powder inside.
Zachary Latham, the lead investigator, stated the powder examined optimistic for fentanyl, based on WHSV.
Circuit Choose Gregory Williams, who serves in one other county however has been appointed to the case because of Baker’s authorized work in her dwelling county, agreed that Baker violated her bond.
Whereas she hadn’t made direct contact together with her husband, Williams stated, she’d nonetheless tried to get ‘a weight of fentanyl you don’t see fairly often’ into his dwelling.
Baker, 75, was arrested in November of final 12 months after it was alleged that sought out a number of individuals to get her fentanyl to attempt to kill husband
Final August, Sara Baker posted to Fb that she had been married to James for 29 years
‘Particularly, she dedicated a brand new legal offense by transporting to, and storing on the sufferer’s residences, a considerable amount of the drug, fentanyl,’ he wrote in his revocation order.
Williams added that this was ‘particularly alarming’ given the truth that she’s been charged with a really related crime.
‘The continued launch of the defendant poses a threat to public security and no set of circumstances will moderately guarantee compliance with the court docket’s orders concerning the defendant’s bond.’
Sara Baker was booked into Cullman County Jail following the listening to.
She has pleaded not responsible on all expenses citing psychological illness or defect and Williams has ordered that she endure psychological testing.
The lengthy dormant Fb web page for Baker’s legislation follow promotes her ‘in depth expertise in legal protection, divorce and custody legislation.’
Her LinkedIn signifies that she arrange her personal follow in 2004 and previous to that was an Assistant District Legal professional for Cullman County.
Baker was a legal protection lawyer and former prosecutor in Alabama however has since been suspended by the state’s Bar Affiliation
Her husband is a former Auburn College soccer participant who suffered a stroke just a few years again leaving Baker as his sole caregiver.
The couple share at the very least one daughter and two grandchildren and beforehand resided collectively in a $530,000 dwelling in Vinemont.
The Every day Mail has reached out to Baker’s lawyer for remark.
