Waitsburg Man Pleads Not Guilty

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident, Tyler P. Judd, 32, entered a plea of not guilty to child rape and drug charges at his arraignment in Walla Walla Superior Court on Nov. 30.

Judd, a registered sex offender, was arrested in Walla Walla on Nov. 17 and, according to police documents, admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl and supplying her with methamphetamine. In a separate incident, Judd is accused of selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant earlier this year.

Judd is charged with Rape of a Child in the Third Degree, a Class C felony punishable by five years or $10,000 or both; Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes, a Class C felony punishable by 5 years or $10,000 or both; Distribution of a Controlled Substance to a Person Under the Age of Eighteen, a Class A felony punishable by life imprisonment or a fine of $50,000 or both; and Delivery of Methamphetamine within 1,000 Feet of a School Bus route, a Class B felony punishable by 10 years or $25,000 or both.

Judd is currently being held in the Walla Walla County Jail on $50,000 fine. His trial is set for Jan. 12-13, 2016.