Overview
- On Dec. 15, a Yavapai County Superior Court judge sentenced Justin Joseph Noecker, 43, to 10 years in prison.
- He also received seven years of supervised probation for kidnapping tied to restraining his wife during the attack.
- The case stems from an October 2024 incident near Prescott in which his wife, about nine weeks pregnant, reported he threatened to “give her an abortion” and repeatedly stomped on her abdomen.
- The unborn baby did not survive, and medical professionals could not determine whether a prior miscarriage or the assault caused the loss.
- Prosecutors charged attempted second-degree murder under Arizona law that treats an unborn child as a protected victim at any stage, and the county attorney called for stronger penalties for similar crimes.