A Kingman man charged in two episodes of violence involving his estranged wife will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections through a plea agreement entered Tuesday. Eric James Maxwell, 42, pleaded guilty to attempted second degree murder in one case and to robbery in the other.
Prosecutor Jeff Haws said the robbery occurred in November, 2017 when Maxwell removed a screen to crawl through a window to enter the building where his wife worked in Kingman. Haws said Maxwell chased the victim through and outside the building and that he committed robbery by taking her cell phone as she was trying to call for help.
Haws said the attempted murder occurred in March, 2018 when Maxwell drove by the Airway Avenue trailer park where his wife resided and spotted her outside with another man. Haws said Maxwell turned around and parked before confronting the man.
Haws said Maxwell struck the man several times and rendered him defenseless when he pulled his shirt up over his head. He said the victim was stabbed, suffering a punctured heart wound for which he was treated at Kingman Regional Medical Center.
Terms of the plea agreement require Mohave County Court Commissioner Billy Sipe to impose an 11-15-year prison term at a June 17 sentencing hearing.
