A man wanted in Arkansas for allegedly violating his probation in a 2017 murder case has twice been arrested and jailed in Denver since 2021, and both times, Denver authorities have had to release him from custody. In the most recent case in 2023, an Arkansas sheriff refused to have Raffiel Walker, 35, extradited to his state.
As a result of Walker remaining free in Denver, a mother believes Walker sold her son fentanyl in 2023, contributing to her son’s overdose death.
“If Mr. Walker had been extradited to Arkansas and given the sentence they’re requesting, he would not have been trolling the streets of Denver passing out poison,” said the mother, who asked that her name not be used.
According to Arkansas records, Raffiel Walker was arrested in 2016 for residential burglary and terroristic threatening in Marianna, Arkansas. He allegedly robbed a woman in her home and brandished a weapon during the robbery.