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Man Pleads Guilty To Machete Robbery FAYETTEVILLE - A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping rob a taxi driver last summer.

Marcos Alverez-Guzman pleaded guilty to robbery in Washington County Circuit Court.

Guzman was sentenced to 20 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction with three years suspended.

He was given credit for 126 days jail time served.

Guzman, 17, was charged as an adult in the case.

Javaughntaiye Willis, 21, is also charged in connection with the case.

Willis is awaiting trial on felony aggravated robbery and terroristic threatening charges.

Willis held a machete to the taxi driver’s throat and robbed him July 19 on Betty Jo Drive, according to a police report.

Guzman went through the driver’s car looking for items to steal while Willis restrained the man, according to the report.

Woman Sent

Naked Pictures To Teen Boy FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to sendingnaked photographs of herself to a 14-year-old boy.

Taasha L.

Yoakum, 21, pleaded guilty in WashingtonCounty Circuit Court to sexual indecency with a child.

Yoakum was sentenced to six years probation, fined $1,000, ordered to register as a sex offender and complete counseling.

Yoakum was given creditfor seven days jail time served.

Police said the pictures were discovered when Yoakum left her computer on and a roommate saw the photos.

Nude Photos Yield Arrest Of Springdale FAYETTEVILLE - Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested aSpringdale man after investigators said he exchanged nude photos with a 16-yearold girl on his cell phone.

DexterHamblin, 27, of 1316 S.

Crutcher St. in Springdale faces felony charges in connection with computer exploitation of a child and distributing, possessing, viewing child pornography.

A teen girl met Hamblin in October through a cell phone messaging service called Kik, according to an arrest warrant.

Police said Hamblin portrayed himself as a 17-year-old boy and exchanged nude photos with the girl.

Hamblin said he didn’t know the girl was 16, and he didn’t send her any nude photos of himself, the report said.

He was arrested and taken to the Washington County Detention Center, where he was being held on $25,000 bond Thursday.

News, Pages 3 on 01/24/2014

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