Bunky Echo-Hawk Appears in Court for Preliminary Hearing Announcement Date

Indian Country artist Walter Roy "Bunky" Echo-Hawk Jr. (Pawnee Nation/Yakama Nation) appeared in court in Pawnee County, Oklahoma last Tuesday, March 15, for his preliminary hearing announcement date. He faces a criminal charge of lewd or indecent acts to children under 16.

Echo-Hawk was arrested on Jan. 10, and released on a $10,000 bond under the condition he appear in court on March 15 to schedule his preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing was set for April 28, according to his attorney Dan Good of Adler Markoff & Associates Law Firm.

The victim, who is currently under the age of 16, originally reported the behavior to a local Department of Human Services (DHS) worker on October 5, 2021, according to documents filed in January by the state of Oklahoma in the District Court of Pawnee County and obtained by Native News Online.

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