LAKE HAVASU CITY – A possible prison term awaits a young Lake Havasu City man who is taking a plea deal to resolve his child abuse case without a trial. The plea agreement entered for Donavin Maxson, 23, on November 17 convicts him of attempted child abuse and dismisses an aggravated assault charge.
Police were summoned to the local hospital on August 25 due to Maxson’s aggressive behavior and suspicious injuries inflicted upon his three-week-old son.
A lengthy police narrative said the boy suffered bruising about his face, arms, neck, an ear, an ankle and his back. It said the baby also suffered lower extremity fractures, cuts on his hands, abrasions by both nostrils and redness in both eyes associated with hemorrhaging.
A text message review indicated the mother had indicated concern over Maxson’s alleged rough handling of their baby.
Terms of the deal allow for probation and possible jail time, or up to 18 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled December 19 before Mohave County Superior Court judge Megan McCoy.
