An 18-year-old faces first and second degree rape charges following his arrest recently 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 prepreliminary hearing for Sep. 15.
On that date, Judge Mueller scheduled his preliminary hearing and a bond hearing for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4.
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.