Execution date set for Charles Walker

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Pamela Walker
Date: Oct. 13, 2004	Phone: (919) 716-3700

Execution date set for Charles Walker RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set Dec. 3, 2004 as the execution date for inmate Charles Walker. The execution is scheduled for 2:00 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Walker, 39, was sentenced to death Feb. 7, 1995 in Guilford County Superior Court for the August 1992 murder of Elmon Tito Davidson Jr. Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Monday, Nov. 29 at 10:00 a.m. Interested media representatives should arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10:00 a.m. on the tour date. The session will last approximately one hour. The media tour will be the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and deathwatch area before the execution. Journalists who plan to attend the tour should contact the Department of Correction Public Affairs Office at (919) 716-3700 by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Charles Walker (#0420511) can be obtained by using the "Offender Search" function on the Department of Correction Web site at www.doc.state.nc.us. For more information about the death penalty, including selection of witnesses, click on “The Death Penalty” link. # # #