HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — A Hopkinsville man has been accused of using tracking devices to stalk his now-ex-girlfriend from 2024 to early 2025.
According to a criminal complaint, in September 2024, a woman reported finding a tracking device with nearly an hour and a half of footage, as well as a second tracking device hidden inside her purse.
She told Hopkinsville police that she suspected her now-ex-boyfriend, Matthew Baker, 52, of planting the devices in her purse because he frequently showed up wherever she went without her knowledge. She said she ended her relationship with Baker after discovering the devices and throwing them out the window.
According to the complaint, she stated at 10 p.m. in March 2025 that she was staying at Baker’s house after attempting to rekindle their relationship. She told him she was going upstairs, and she believes Baker noticed she was active on Facebook, which prompted him to come upstairs.
While upstairs, the victim reportedly told law enforcement that Baker took her phone and began looking through it, resulting in an argument and a “tug-of-war” over the phone. During the argument, she claimed Baker slammed her to the ground, climbed on top of her, and tried to strangle her. After escaping Baker, she stated that she called her mother to pick her up and that she had ended things with Baker again.
On March 25, the complaint stated that she was driving when she noticed a vehicle stopped very close to hers and decided to follow her. Down the road, the car pulled up beside her with the dome lights turned on, allowing her to see Baker inside, causing her to panic and drive to a friend’s house.
According to court records, after arriving at her friend’s house, she claimed that her friend had received a Facebook message claiming she and Baker were still having a physical relationship. He then sent a video of the two of them engaged in explicit activity. She told the police that the video was old and that she hadn’t spoken to Baker since the breakup.
On April 10, Baker was arrested and charged with:
- Video voyeurism
- Distribution of sexually explicit images without consent
- First-degree strangulation (domestic violence-related)
- Fourth-degree assault (domestic violence)
- First-degree stalking
- Eavesdropping
- Intentional unlawful use of a tracking device
- Violation of a Kentucky EPO/DVO
The police said she knew Baker had filmed the pair because he had occasionally sent her explicit videos of them.
According to the complaint, Baker allegedly threatened her multiple times. She told police she was afraid for her life and couldn’t stop Baker because of “his wealth and connections.”
According to court records, Baker is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. on April 25 after being released on $10,000 bond on April 11.
