Soccer coach admits luring girl

A former youth soccer coach who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex admitted to a felony on Tuesday.

Valeriu Monchamp, 31, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine at his sentencing scheduled for Nov. 5.

He must be found not to be a high risk to reoffend in a psychosexual evaluation, which his attorney Joe Laub said had already been completed.

Monchamp entered a guilty plea to a count of luring a child with the intent to engage in sex through the use of a computer.

Under an agreement with prosecutors, two other charges will be dismissed.

Monchamp was arrested March 20 after a five-day text exchange with an undercover officer.

• A man said he ground a bottle into someone’s face because he was afraid.

Henrri Osmin Hernandez Munoz, 29, admitted through an interpreter a felony charge of battery with substantial bodily harm.

Hernandez Munoz was involved in an altercation on April 24, 2023, where he broke a beer bottle and pushed it into another man’s face causing severe facial lacerations.

He faces up to five years of prison and a $10,000 fine. He said he’s not a citizen of the United States.

Attorney Mary Brown said Hernandez Munoz has an immigration attorney after District Judge Tod Young pointed out that being convicted of a violent felony could result in his deportation.

• A 51-year-old Dayton woman, who admitted Tuesday to felony low-level possession of methamphetamine, is in drug treatment.

Elizabeth Anne Sears was arrested March 3, 2021, in the case.

She faces up to five years and a $10,000 fine on Oct. 15, where both sides are free to argue.

• A 46-year-old Reno woman received probation Tuesday on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale and failure to appear.

Arebella Marie Cook, 46, was arrested July 21, 2023, along with Lorenzo Phillip Lammers, 46, after a traffic stop.

As part of her sentencing, Cook must forfeit $7,000 seized during the arrest. Lammers also received probation.

• A former Douglas County deputy admitted Tuesday to a count of gross misdemeanor unauthorized custodial conduct while serving in the jail.

Dominic David Lavezzo, 31, faces up to 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine after he kissed an inmate on the mouth on April 28, 2023. 

Sheriff Dan Coverley said that Lavezzo was fired on May 26, 2023, as a result of his conduct with a female inmate. 

Prosecutors will recommend that Lavezzo not face jail time at his Oct. 15 sentencing.

He’s also required to obtain a mental health evaluation.