Shortly before 3:00 a.m. on September 1, 2025, Robert Mathis, 50, was found with at least one gunshot wound in the 300 block of East Bethany Road in North Little Rock. Emergency crews transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. Detectives from the North Little Rock Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for tips as they processed the scene and followed up leads.

On October 14, 2025, police arrested 14-year-old Brentian Baker and charged him as an adult with one count of capital murder and one count of aggravated robbery. Baker was being held without bond at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. The investigation into Mathis’s death remained ongoing and authorities continued to seek information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

If anyone in the East Bethany Road area that night saw something unusual or has information that could help the case, please contact the North Little Rock Police tip line or the detectives handling the investigation.