On
Monday
November
5th,
2013
the
Bates
County
Sheriff’s
Detectives
were
dispatched
to
St.
Luke’s
East
in
Lees
Summit
in
reference
to
an
assault
that
had
taken
place
in
rural
Adrian.
Detectives
contacted
a
62
year
old
female
that
had
serious
injuries.
The
victim
stated
that
she
moved
from
the
State
of
Washington
to
rural
Missouri
with
another
female.
She
stated
that
she
woke
up
and
the
female
roommate
was
attacking
her.
The
roommate
then
loaded
the
victim’s
personal
items
and
drove
her
to
Lees
Summit
with
a
destination
of
the
Train
Station.
Approximately
a
block
before
the
train
station
the
victim
was
forced
out
of
the
car
and
her
belongings
tossed
onto
the
ground.
Bystanders
had
observed
the
incident
and
called
911
for
the
female
victim.
The
victim
identified
the
assaulter
as
Rhonda
L
Baker,
W/F,
7/16/1968.
Throughout
the
week
the
Detectives
made
multiple
attempts
to
contact
Baker.
Baker
would
not
respond
to
the
Detectives
at
the
residence.
On
November
8,
at
approximately
1pm
a
deputy
was
at
the
rural
Adrian
residence
of
Baker
in
an
attempt
to
serve
her
exparte
papers.
Baker
again
would
not
respond
to
the
deputy
at
the
house.
At
approximately 2pm Bates County’s Dispatch Center received a call
from a family member of Ms. Baker’s live in Boyfriend who state Ms.
Baker was suicidal. Dispatch also made contact directly with the
boyfriend and he advised she was suicidal and had intentions of
committing suicide by having Police Officers shoot her.
Deputies
arrived
on
scene
and
attempted
to
get
the
two
subjects
out
of
the
house.
The
Bates
County
Crisis
Negotiation
Team
and
the
Sheriff’s
Emergency
Response
Team
were
activated.
Communication
was
established
with
Ms.
Baker
who
denied
that
she
was
suicidal
but
refused
to
come
out
of
the
house.
Negotiators
were
able
to
speak
with
the
boyfriend
and
he
advised
them
on
several
occasions
that
Ms.
Baker
would
not
let
him
leave
the
house.
Several
times
during
the
negotiations
Ms.
Baker
would
tell
them
to
“go
get
a
warrant
and
let’s
play”.
Ms.
Baker
for
a
couple
of
hours
Ms.
Baker
would
not
allow
her
boyfriend
to
talk
on
the
phone.
Grave
concern
began
to
rise
for
the
safety
of
the
boyfriend
that
was
considered
to
be
a
hostage.
Especially
since
the
Sheriff’s
Office
also
had
information
of
there
being
weapons
in
the
house
from
several
sources.
After
approximately
5
hours,
the
Negotiation
Team,
with
help
from
the
boyfriend
inside
the
house,
successfully
talked
Ms.
Baker
to
come
out
of
the
house.
Ms.
Baker
and
the
boyfriend
were
taken
into
custody
without
incident.
After
the
surrender
the
Sheriff’s
Emergency
Response
Team
served
a
search
warrant
on
the
residence.
A
handgun,
a
shotgun
and
long
rifle
were
located
in
the
house
along
with
The
Sheriff’s Office is familiar with Rhonda Baker and has had dealing
with her on prior occasions. On Valentine’s Day 2011 the Bates
County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the same residence
because Ms. Baker had pointed a weapon at an ex-boyfriend and then
fled into her residence when Deputies arrived. On that day Ms. Baker
held up in her house for over 12 hours. Tear gas was deployed into
multiple windows of the house where she finally came out and was
taken into custody. Ms. Baker was charged with unlawful use of a
weapon on that case and is set to go to trial sometime in 2014.
On
the
new
incident
Ms.
Baker
has
been
charged
with
2nd
Assault
and
her
bond
was
set
at
$20,000
Cash
or
Surety.
More
Charges
are
expected
to
follow
in
regards
to
the
standoff,
once
the
Prosecutor
has
had
a
chance
to
review
the
reports.
Bates
County
Sheriff’s
Office
appreciates
the
assistance
by
the
Bates
County
EMS,
Adrian
Fire
Department,
and
the
local
Missouri
State
Highway
Patrol
Troopers.
During
the
incident
a
request
for
an
additional
tactical
team
was
requested
from
two
other
agencies.
Cass
County
Sheriff’s
Office
was
in
the
process
of
assembling
their
team
but
was
canceled
prior
to
arrival
when
the
negotiation
team
talked
her
out
of
the
residence.
