A LE MARS, IOWA MAN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE ROBBERY.
24-YEAR-OLD KENNETH AZURE’S ATTORNEY FILED THE WRITTEN PLEA LAST FRIDAY IN WOODBURY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
AZURE IS CHARGED IN THE MAY 8TH ROBBERY AND ASSAULT OF A WOMAN IN THE 2300 BLOCK OF 19TH STREET.
COURT DOCUMENTS STATE THAT AZURE HELD A KNIFE TO THE WOMAN AND STOLE HER PURSE.
HE WAS ARRESTED LATER THAT EVENING WHEN A CAR HE WAS A PASSENGER IN CRASHED DURING A TWO STATE PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY.
AZURE REMAINS IN CUSTODY IN THE WOODBURY COUNTY JAIL ON $50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.
