A judge has decided that the teen who raped and murdered a 5-year-old Roseburg girl will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A doctor testified in a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, that Dustin Wallace was off his medications when he raped and murdered a 5-year-old girl in Roseburg.
Wednesday is day six of the Dustin Wallace trial and the defense asked for a verdict of not guilty on two counts of aggravated murder. The judge denied the motion.
Tuesday is day five of the Dustin Wallace trial, and the courtroom listened to a recorded interview of the defendant, made the morning Sahara Dwight was found dead.
A 16-year-old boy sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl who later died, attorneys for the defense and prosecution agree. A judge will decide whether Dustin Wallace, now 18, intended to kill Sahara Dwight in 2010. Wallace's father was dating Sahara's mother at the time.
Attorneys for a Roseburg teen accused of raping and killing a young girl, have withdrawn their attempt to suppress statements he made to police. His trial is set for June 12.
Dustin Wallace, 16, of Oklahoma, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged rape and murder of Sahara Dwight, 5, of Roseburg last July. A trial date has been set for next year.
Dustin Wallace, 16, was arraigned in a Douglas County courtroom Monday afternoon on charges of aggravated murder and rape of Sahara Dwight, 5, of Roseburg.
After almost four months, a Douglas County Grand Jury has indicted Dustin Michael Wallace, 16, of Roseburg, on murder charges in connection with the death of Sahara Dwight, 5, on July 9.
According to officials in the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, the case involving the alleged rape and murder of 5-year-old Sahara Dwight of Roseburg, has not gone to a grand jury, so they don't know when they can expect an indictment.
A 16-year-old boy accused of murder told police he suffocated the 5-year-old victim and raped her after she stopped moving, according to court documents filed in the case. The boy won't face the death penalty because he is under 18.
The District Attorney's Office says that Dustin Wallace, 16, accused of the rape and murder of Sahara Dwight, 5, of Roseburg, won't be in court next week due to the case being sent to grand jury.