ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Newly released court documents say a 16-year-old boy told detectives he suffocated a 5-year-old Roseburg girl after she awoke to him sexually abusing her.
The probable cause affidavit filed by Roseburg police says Dustin Wallace told detectives he placed his weight on Sahara Dwight, put his hand over her mouth and punched her several times in the stomach to stop her from struggling.
He allegedly told detectives he raped her after she stopped moving.
Wallace was arraigned Monday on rape and murder charges. Although the boy is being tried as an adult, he would not face the death penalty because he is under 18.
He is being held without bail in the Douglas County Jail.
His attorney was out of the office Wednesday and did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
