Zeph Baker

Zeph Baker wife and other details have received search spikes as many are interested to learn more about the former mayoral candidate who got arrested.

Zeph Baker ran for mayor of Columbus three times, in 2010, 2014, and 2018. The individual lost against Teresa Tomlinson in 2010, then faced her once more in 2014 before quitting the race.

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In 2018, the candidate ran for mayor a third time and lost to Skip Henderson by 5,833 votes. Additionally, in 2008, Baker ran for Georgia House District 132.

Zeph most recently ran for Georgia House District 140 in 2022, when Rep. Teddy Reese defeated him in the Democratic primary by 682 votes.

According to his website, Baker has led various anti-violence efforts and organizations, including the Zeph Baker Foundation, which aims to improve at-risk adolescents via athletics.

News about the former mayor candidate made headlines on Saturday morning, around 12:45 as he was taken into custody.

The Drug, Gang, and Fugitive Unit of the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals carried out the search warrant.

Who Is Zeph Baker Wife? Divorce Story

Sharon Baker Cosby is Zeph Baker’s wife. The couple lived as husband and wife until issues emerged, resulting in their divorce.

The former mayor candidate spoke to the media about claims that a court order split apart him and Zeph Baker wife due to violence at the press conference.

In 2016, a judge in Coweta County’s Superior Court granted Zeph Baker wife a temporary protective order after Sharon expressed concern about being in their home alone with him following instances of domestic violence.

In a document filed on April 17, 2018, the spouse of the candidate alleges that their union is irrevocably broken.

A private process server filed divorce papers to Baker at his Lantana Way residence on April 20, according to S. Mark Mitchell. Baker had filed for divorce on January 3, 2017, but it was later dismissed.

Zeph Baker wife
Zeph Baker pictured with his family. (Source: zephbaker)

According to Coweta County court records, the couple’s issues first came to light in 2016 when Sharon Baker Cosby asked the court, to order her husband to stay at least 500 yards away from her, to enroll in a batterer’s intervention program, and to evict him from the family home at 40 Lantana Way in Newnan, Georgia.

In the civil lawsuit, Cosby filed more than two years ago; his wife claimed that Baker committed the following acts of family violence against her and the minor children on or around March 29, 2016.

According to Zeph Baker wife, her husband followed her at work and when she arrived home, he made her sit and talk, wouldn’t let her get up to get her phone, grabbed her, and blocked her as she tried to flee for safety, stopped her from calling for help, held her down on the couch in front of two young children.

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Zeph Baker Arrested And Charges

According to authorities, a previously well-known candidate, Zeph who ran for office in Georgia was detained on Saturday and is now facing many criminal charges outside of Cobb County.

Zephaniah Baker, a former candidate for mayor of Columbus, Georgia, who had previously run for office several times, was apprehended by deputies in Muscogee County.

The former candidate was arrested after a warrant was issued in Cobb County for kidnapping, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, all crimes.

Zeph Baker mugshot
Zeph Baker’s mugshot has been released. (Source: ledger-enquirer)

Additionally, Baker is accused of two misdemeanors: third-degree child maltreatment and battery (domestic violence).

According to deputies, Baker was apprehended just before 1 am on Saturday by the US Marshals and the Drug, Gang, and Fugitive Unit of the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office.

Baker’s charges have not yet been given more information. It is unknown when the former mayor candidate will be extradited to Cobb County after being placed in the Muscogee County Jail.

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