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• The girl was last seen at home at about 2 a.m. March 28 by her younger brother, who saw her grab a backpack and say she was "going out to visit a friend for a walk," Smith, the FBI agent, testified.
• State charges of kidnapping a minor and interfering with custody were dropped when federal authorities took over the investigation and obtained the grand jury indictment on charges that carry a mandatory 10-year minimum sentence should Baker be convicted. The girl couldn't legally consent to leave or have sex with Baker because of her age.
• Baker met the girl at a family function last summer because his cousin is the fiance of the girl's mother, Smith testified.
• Baker apparently planned to run away with the girl because he went with his wife to a car dealership with $5,000 from an insurance claim, looking to purchase a vehicle the day before he and the girl left Pennsylvania. When Baker's wife went to the restroom, Baker left with the money, dropped a letter in his home mailbox telling his wife he wanted a divorce and drove away in the couple's car.
• Baker was arrested two days after an optical store clerk in South Dakota saw him and the girl and called police. The clerk told police she was suspicious because Baker told her the girl was his sister, even though they were holding hands.
• Another employee wrote down Baker's license plate number, and that evening, the clerk went on the Internet and found a notice that the girl had disappeared from her home the previous month. The clerk then called the police in Rapid City, S.D., and in Clarion, Pa.
• Rapid City police tried to catch Baker when he was scheduled to bring the girl back for an appointment at the eyeglasses store on April 5, but they never showed. Instead, police in Martin, S.D., spotted the car at a Dairy Queen on April 6.
• The girl was identified at Monday's hearing, but The Associated Press does not generally identify alleged victims of sex crimes.
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