Kentucky Man Convicted in Killing After Governor’s Pardon

Kentucky Man Convicted in Killing After Governor’s Pardon
Booking photo for convicted killer Patrick Baker released on May 20, 2021. Laurel County Correctional Center via AP
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LONDON, Ky.—A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been convicted for the same slaying in federal court after a two-week trial.

Federal prosecutors brought charges against Patrick Baker after he was released from prison when former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned him on his way out of office in 2019.