BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A 35-year-old man turned himself in to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office on four felony charges involving alleged sexual offenses against a child, according to deputies.
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Walter Antonio Hernandez-Garcia turned himself in on Oct. 15 at the Burke County Magistrate’s Office, where a sheriff’s deputy took him into custody without incident and served him with warrants related to the charges.
According to the sheriff’s office, Hernandez-Garcia faces two counts of felony statutory sex offense with a child 15 or younger and two counts of felony indecent liberties with a child.
He was given a $125,000 secured bond and a court date of Oct. 16, 2026. The sheriff’s office said he also posted bond at the magistrate’s office.
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office was the agency involved in the case.