A heroic mother defends her 12-year-old daughter against a pedophile who burst into her room in the middle of the night
A registered sex offender was reportedly arrested early August 17 in Paulden, Ariz., after he allegedly broke into a Yavapai County home and began fondling a pre-teen girl who was dozing in her bed.
The suspect, Lloyd Alan Beard, 54, a Prescott resident, is a registered Level 3 sex offender with Yavapai County. At approximately 3 a.m., Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a trespass that was taking place at a residence near Little Ranch Road and State Route 89 in Paulden. The suspect, according to the sheriff’s office, entered the woman’s home where her 12-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son also reside. According to reports, Beard approached the girl’s bed as she was dozing off.
Lloyd Alan Beard
The youngster claimed the suspect touched his face before he managed to wake his mother, who then dragged the man out of the house, according to the sheriff’s office. When the mother confronted Beard in the yard, he allegedly exposed himself and threatened to ‘drop’ her. Beard then apparently refused to leave the house. Officials said Beard left the scene soon after, chased down the road by the woman and her teenage son. When deputies arrived, they discovered Beard lying on the ground with his pants down and some minor injuries from his fight with the unnamed woman. Prior to being arrested, the suspect received medical treatment at a hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities say Beard just registered with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and is a Category 3 sex offender. In Colorado, he was previously convicted of “invasion of privacy for sexual gratification.” . Beard was also convicted of a sex offense in Arizona, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Offender Registry. According to the register, he resided near the scene of the break-in. As a result, Beard is now charged with aggravated assault, second-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespassing, indecent exposure, voyeurism and disorderly conduct, among other offences. According to jail records, Wednesday night he was being held in the medical facility at the Sheriff’s Office Detention Center. According to authorities, “the mother’s quick action not only spared her daughter more stress, but also managed to help remove a dangerous predator from the streets,” Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
A pedophile’s apparent consumption of poison in court during his conviction for his crimes was previously covered by MEAWW. In front of the judge, Edward LeClair, who had been convicted of sexual assault on a child, drank a cloudy liquid. The 57-year-old was on trial for five sexual abuse charges and was on bail until the August 11 verdict. LeClair reportedly began consuming the drink as Judge Lee Gabriel read his decision in Denton’s 16th District Court. , Texas, according to the WFAA. “Shortly after entering the holding cell, he began to vomit and emergency services were called,” LeClair’s defense attorney Mike Howard said. The convicted felon was pronounced dead at Medical City Denton Hospital at 3:21 p.m. on August 11, according to preliminary documents from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
