The Tribune

By FARRAH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

A 33-YEAR-OLD man who was last week accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a boxcutter was yesterday placed on probation for two years.

Police arrested Luckner Fraizer after the mother of his children told them that he “produced a knife” when the two of them got into an argument at her residence on March 4.

He pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a deadly weapon when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney.

The court heard the complainant and her six children were home around 5.10pm that afternoon when Frazier entered the home unlawfully and demanded the woman to give him his money back. The prosecution said when she refused, the defendant produced a knife which prompted her to call police. After his ex-girlfriend made the call, Frazier left the premises.

However, the woman still gave a statement to officers and requested police action. The accused was arrested a few days later. He denied the allegations in an interview with police.

Yesterday, Frazier told the magistrate his ex-girlfriend had told him that she needed money to buy their children shoes to go back to school. He said he gave her the money and told her that they could go and purchase the shoes when he got off from work that afternoon.

However, Frazier claimed later that day when he spoke to his ex-girlfriend, she told him she was not going with him anymore because she was going out with her friends. He said when he asked the woman to give him the money so he could purchase the shoes himself, she refused. Frazier said as the two of them were arguing, their son ran past with a boxcutter so he took it from him so the little boy would not hurt himself. The defendant said when his ex-girlfriend saw the object in his hand, she told him she was going to call the police. He insisted he never put the weapon in the woman’s face and claimed he did not trespass on the property since he went there to see his children.

After listening to his explanation, Magistrate McKinney told Frazier even though the complainant was the mother of his children, if he went to her home lawfully and behaved in a way that “cancelled out” his lawful entry, his conduct could very well make him a trespasser. As a result, he placed Frazier on probation for two years. He also ordered the defendant not to trespass on his ex’s property or threaten her directly or indirectly. Magistrate McKinney said if he breached the orders, he would be sentenced to nine months in prison.