LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A down on his luck Lake Havasu City man longs for the stability he believes the Arizona Department of Corrections can provide him. Levi Horner, 37, addressed Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle during his change of plea hearing on Aug. 4.
“I would like you to send me to prison because I’m not getting any help from my family,” Horner said. “I have no place to go.”
Defense attorney Amanda Wilbur interrupted, telling her client he should save his remarks for his Sept. 3 sentencing hearing.
Horner pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and criminal trespassing charges.
Deputy county attorney Jennifer Brodie said Horner unlawfully entered a home at 1640 Mandarin Drive on March 9. She said surveillance video showed Horner exiting the home, wearing only his underwear.
Brodie said Horner’s clothes were later found in the bedroom dresser of an 11-year-old girl who lived at the residence. The prosecutor said Horner was motivated by theft intent when he unlawfully entered the same residence on another occasion.
“This whole thing between me and my neighbors, I thought we were friends,” Horner said, before he was again interrupted by his attorney.
Horner is eligible for probation but can also get up to four years in prison when sentenced. Like Horner, the victims prefer prison to probation.
“Nobody seems to want probation in this case,” judge Carlisle said.
