Evans Baird jail intake photo.
An arraignment for Manchester resident, 79-year-old Thomas Evans Baird was held on Tuesday. Baird is charged with 34 counts of sexual misconduct, allegedly involving multiple minors between 2016 through 2018. Baird pled “not guilty” through his attorney on Tuesday.
Baird is free on bond after being charged on Jan. 9 for:
• Twelve counts of exploitation of a minor to observe sexual activity
• Six counts of indecent exposure
• Two counts on continuous sexual abuse to a child
• Three counts of aggravated sexual battery
• Five counts of sexual battery by authority figure
• Three counts of attempted sexual battery by an authority figure
• One count of attempted rape
• One count of attempted aggravated statutory rape
• One count of attempted statutory rape by an authority figure
The next court appearance will be the “plea assignment date,” set for April 10, 2019. Tullahoma Attorney Robert Carter is representing Baird and the Coffee County district attorney’s office is prosecuting.
