Category: Court News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man who admitted involving a four-year-old male relative in a sex offense is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Joshua Sword, 20, was on Christmas leave after five months of basic training for the U.S. Army when the illegal activity occurred on December 28, 2018. “He’s sorry for what’s happened,” defense attorney Robin Puchek said during Wednesday’s sentencing hearing in Kingman. “I think sexual confusion may have played a part in this.” Puchek asked the Court for leniency and a probation sentence saying a Probation Department assessment views Sword as a…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City teenager involved in a violent, alcohol-fueled altercation with her fiance pleaded guilty Tuesday to an aggravated assault by domestic violence charge. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper said Alexis Lamorie was 18 years-old when she and her girlfriend went out drinking before an argument escalated at the 25-year-old victim’s residence at 2840 Appletree Drive. Lake Havasu City police said Lamorie threatened the woman with a knife during the ensuing altercation. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper told the Court that Lamorie strangled the victim for 30-second intervals on four occasions during the struggle. Defense attorney Melissa Barry denied…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City teenager involved in a violent, alcohol-fueled altercation with her fiance pleaded guilty Tuesday to an aggravated assault by domestic violence charge. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper said Alexis Lamorie was 18 years-old when she and her girlfriend went out drinking before an argument escalated at the 25-year-old victim’s residence at 2840 Appletree Drive. Lake Havasu City police said Lamorie threatened the woman with a knife during the ensuing altercation. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper told the Court that Lamorie strangled the victim for 30-second intervals on four occasions during the struggle. Defense attorney Melissa Barry denied…