A preliminary hearing has been continued until next month for an 18-year-old young man facing first and second degree rape charges following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies.
Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court Sep. 1 against Luke Anthony Myers, whose address is listed as Stillwater.
He appeared before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk and she set his bond at $50,000. He made his initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller on Sep. 8 and she scheduled his pre-preliminary hearing for Sep. 15.
On that date, Judge Mueller scheduled his preliminary hearing and a bond hearing for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Court records show the preliminary hearing is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 16.
In the first degree rape count, Myers is accused on Aug. 23, at a residence in the Town of Davenport in Lincoln County, of having sexual intercourse with a girl who was 14 years old and who was not his wife.
According to the charges, Myers allegedly accomplished what he did by the use of use of force and violence and the defendant had the apparent power to carry out his threats of force and violence.
The second degree rape count charges him with the same act with the 14-year-old girl, who was not his wife.
Lincoln County Deputy Aaron Bennett, Investigators Kelly Coleman and Larry Stover, Sac and Fox victim’s advocate Brittney Trombley and were involved in the investigation.