‘Youthful offender’ charged with two felonies

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November 16, 2009

Press staff reports The Tahlequah Daily Press Mon Nov 16, 2009, 10:30 AM CST

Cherokee County prosecutors charged a local teenager Friday as a youthful offender with two felony offenses.

Daniel Tyler Garrett Walters, 16, was charged with first-degree rape and knowingly concealing stolen property. Authorities allege Walters raped a female while she was unconscious. The victim is identified in court documents by her initials to protect her identity.

The concealing stolen property count alleges Walters took a can of Air Duster into a janitor’s closet at Cherokee Elementary and inhaled it.

Both the rape and concealing stolen property counts allegedly occurred Aug. 6.

The filing of the charges against Walters as a youthful offender allows his attorney to seek to have him “reverse certified” where he would face the charges as a juvenile.

The reverse certification request has to be made before a preliminary hearing is held.

Tahlequah police are listed as state witnesses along with the victim.

Assistant District Attorney B.J. Baker is prosecuting the case.

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