Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Two teenagers charged with beating death on Argentine Blvd.

By NICK SLOAN, NJSloan212@gmail.com

Two teenagers have been charged in connection to the beating death of Armanda Lara.

Richard Yocum, 19, and Steven Z. Phomsouvanh, 16, have been charged in connection to the death.

Yocum and Phomsouvanh both face a count of voluntary manslaughter. Yocum is currently in custody of the Wyandotte County Jail, while Phomsouvanh is in custody of the Wyandotte County Juvenile Detention Center.

Lara was discovered dead on the 900 Block of Argentine Boulevard on April 27.

Phomsouvanh will appear in court on May 16. Both are presumed innocent until proven guilty.