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Cole Younger Baker pleads guilty to aggravated assault; judge suspends prison term to supervised probation with conditions
Summary
Cole Younger Baker entered a best‑interest guilty plea to aggravated assault and related charges; the court sentenced him to a suspended multi‑year sentence with conditions including domestic‑violence treatment and zero‑tolerance drug testing.
Cole Younger Baker pleaded guilty in Humphreys County Circuit Court to aggravated assault and related counts and received a multi‑count disposition that the court ordered suspended to supervised probation with specific conditions.
Baker entered a best‑interest guilty plea to count 1 (aggravated assault) and pleaded to several related misdemeanor counts. The judge sentenced him to four years in the Tennessee Department of Correction on count 1, suspended to supervised probation. Additional counts drew county‑jail sentences of 11 months and 29 days; some sentences were ordered concurrent and others consecutive so that the effective suspended sentence totaled five years.
The judge explicitly advised Baker of the collateral legal consequences tied to domestic‑violence convictions, saying anyone convicted of domestic assault “is by law … automatically prohibited from ever purchasing, owning, or possessing any kind of [firearm].” The judgment included requirements that Baker complete domestic‑violence classes at Main Street Intervention, submit to drug screening with “0 tolerance” for positive tests, and pass all required assessments. The judge noted that a single positive drug screen could trigger incarceration rather than probation.
The state described factual evidence it would present at trial if the case had proceeded, including allegations that on July 26, 2024, deputies found the victim and two small children and that the defendant had choked the victim, left the children unattended in a vehicle and shoved the victim’s mother when she intervened. Defense counsel confirmed Baker’s decision to enter the plea and indicated the plea package was a negotiated resolution across counts.
Counts 2, 3, 4 and 8 were dismissed as part of the agreement. The court required Baker to report to the probation department and to comply with no‑contact orders toward the victim and family members as part of the conditions of supervision.
The court directed the probation office to oversee compliance and to notify the court if Baker failed to meet conditions. The docket reflects standard post‑conviction procedures including probation intake and monitoring; the clerk will set a date if further proceedings are required.
