Michael Warden Baker, 44, of North Augusta, South Carolina, and Laura Francis Wilson, 37, of Augusta, Georgia, are accused of trafficking 4.25 pounds of methamphetamine on Feb. 21 at 6:14 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1075 Big Shanty Road, Kennesaw, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Police Department.
Baker was operating a green 2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE with a South Carolina temporary tag on Big Shanty Road when police checked the vehicle identification number. The number came back as a temporary tag to a 2013 Dodge Charger with no valid insurance and was unregistered. During a probable cause search, approximately 4.25 pounds of methamphetamine were found within arm’s reach of Baker, who was also in possession of two guns – a Glock 43 and a Beretta Px4. It is illegal for Baker to possess the guns because he was convicted of a felony on Jan. 30, 2020, in Peach County Superior Court, according to his warrant.
Wilson was in the front passenger seat of the vehicle and also within arm’s reach of the methamphetamine. Wilson is accused of accessing the bag where the methamphetamine was located, according to her warrant…