A jury has found a man once pardoned by former Gov. Matt Bevin guilty in a federal murder case, WKYT reports.Patrick Baker was accused, now convicted, of killing Donald Mills during a drug crime in May 2014 in Knox County. He was tried and convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 19 years in jail, but was pardoned by Bevin on his way out of office in 2019.Baker was then rearrested by U.S. Marshals on a murder charge this past May. Federal prosecutors brought charges against Baker after he was released from prison.A federal jury in eastern Kentucky convicted Baker Wednesday on a charge of murder committed during a drug trafficking crime after about six hours of deliberation over two days.U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom will sentence Baker, 43, on Dec. 21. Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty, but Baker could serve life in prison on the conviction."At its core, this case was about one thing: Patrick Baker’s role in the death of Donald Mills," Carlton Shier, the acting U.S. Attorney for eastern Kentucky, said in a news release Wednesday. "Having heard the evidence, the jury found him guilty."Bevin called the evidence against Baker “sketchy,” though the former governor did not mention his ties to Baker’s family.Federal prosecutors said Baker was prosecuted the second time under the “dual sovereignty doctrine,” which allows state and federal officials to prosecute the same defendant for the same actions without infringing on double jeopardy protections.Baker’s lawyer, Louisville attorney Steve Romines, said he would appeal.Prosecutors said Baker killed Mills, a drug dealer in Knox County, in 2014 while trying to rob Mills of cash and pain pills. Baker posed as a U.S. Marshal during the crime.Mills’ pregnant wife and children were held at gunpoint while Baker ransacked the victims’ home for oxycodone pills, according to the U.S. Attorney. Evidence at the trial including shell casings tied to Baker’s pistol and surveillance video showing Baker buying handcuff restraints hours before the killing.Previous story: Federal murder trial begins for man previously pardoned by former Gov. Matt Bevin