Alabama man sentenced to prison for 2019 murder of Tarmarco Head in Warner Robins
29-year-old Morgan Cardelle Baker of Mobile Alabama was convicted on March 10, 2025 of voluntary manslaughter for his role in the 2019 shooting death of Tarmarco Head at Club Boss in Warner Robins.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An Alabama man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection to the 2019 murder of Tarmarco Head in Warner Robins, according to Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards.
29-year-old Morgan Cardelle Baker of Mobile Alabama was convicted on March 10, 2025 of voluntary manslaughter for his role in the 2019 shooting death of Tarmarco Head at Club Boss in Warner Robins.
Baker was sentenced to 20 years with the first 15 years to be served in prison. The voluntary manslaughter conviction was entered pursuant to a negotiated guilty plea with the State. Baker was set to begin a re-trial on murder charges in this case on the morning of his plea.
The charges in this case are from July 6, 2019. The fatal shooting happened around 2 a.m. at Club Boss which was formerly located at 532 N. Davis Drive in Warner Robins.
According to the news release, rapper “NoCap” performed at the nightclub. Morgan Baker was with “NoCap” along with the rest of the rapper’s entourage. After the performance, Baker and an
unidentified individual got into an altercation with security. A few minutes later, Baker and his accomplice went to a van, got firearms and began shooting towards the entrance of the club.
One of the bullets struck Tamarco Head and killed him.
According to the DA’s office, Baker was originally tried in February of 2022, with a Houston County jury finding him guilty of malice murder and Judge Katherine Lumsden sentencing him to serve life in prison with the possibility of parole. On appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction in March of 2024, ruling that evidence presented at trial of a rap video featuring Baker and demonstrating his relationship with NoCap had been improperly admitted, and sending the case back to Houston Superior Court to be re-tried.
Baker was prosecuted both in 2022 and 2025 by Houston County Assistant District Attorneys Sandra Matson and Justin Duane.
District Attorney Eric Edwards released the following statement:
“This case is a stark reminder of the unjustifiable violence that too often follows disputes in nightlife settings. Morgan Baker escalated a minor altercation into deadly gunfire, costing Tarmarco Head his life and devastating his loved ones. While the Georgia Supreme Court overturned Baker’s original conviction on evidentiary grounds, the facts of this case remained clear: he played a direct role in an act of senseless violence that led to a man’s death. Rather than facing another trial, Baker has now accepted responsibility through this plea and will spend the next 15 years in prison as a result. I want to thank Assistant District Attorneys Sandra Matson and Justin Duane for their tireless work on this case, both during the original trial and again as we prepared for retrial. I also want to recognize the Warner Robins Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for their thorough investigation. Our thoughts remain with the family of Tarmarco Head, and we hope this resolution brings them some measure of closure.”
