Last year, authorities say Walters stabbed his father multiple times, stole and crashed his truck, stole a police cruiser and then crashed it in front of the downtown Dayton Metro Library while driving about 97 mph. The stolen cruiser struck a van, and the crash resulted in the deaths of 6-year-old cousins Penelope Jasko and Eleanor McBride. Others were also injured.
Walters was on parole on a robbery charge at the time.
Walters is due back in court on Sept. 17 for a suppression hearing. Prosecutors told the Dayton Daily News that the defense is requesting the court to suppress Walter’s arrest, evidence obtained as a result of search warrants and statements Walter made to the police. A call to defense attorney Tamara Sack wasn’t immediately returned Friday.
Walters appeared in court on Thursday for a scheduling conference. There, he waived his right to a speedy trial during a short hearing.
He is incarcerated in the Montgomery County Jail on $1 million bond.
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