LOGAN — The two women who reportedly broke into a Logan residence and assaulted one of the occupants last summer have accepted plea deals. Jaymee Nicole Friedli, 31, and Mandy Richards Guvench, 40, were arrested in June after law enforcement were called to a reported domestic dispute.
According to court reports, Friedli appeared March 16 in Logan’s 1st District Court for a change of plea hearing. She pleaded “guilty” to obstruction of justice, amended to a class A misdemeanor; and “no contest” to assault with substantial bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor. An additional charge was dismissed.
Guvench appeared March 23 in Logan’s 1st District Court for a pretrial conference. She pleaded “no contest” assault with substantial bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor. An additional charge was dismissed.
The plea meant the women conceded the alleged crimes occurred without admitting guilt or offering a defense. It is still viewed as a guilty plea in court.
According to charging documents, Logan City Police officers were called to the Logan home on a suspected domestic dispute early on the morning of June 11. However, upon arrival, they learned two women had come to the victim’s residence and forced their way inside.
The victim said the two women covered her mouth and nose, held her hands down and struck her repeatedly in the face. They then dragged her outside to the front yard and continued to hit her.
The victim’s boyfriend reportedly heard the victim scream and ran outside the home, pulling the women off his girlfriend. He identified the defendants as Friedli and Guvench, according to prosecutors.
Police report the two suspects were related to the victim, and were seen running from the area. Both were wearing blue shirts.
The victim had facial injuries and was treated by paramedics at the scene, charging documents detailed.
Officers went to Friedli’s home and found Guvench’s car parked in the driveway.
Police knocked on the door and made contact with Friedli, who was wearing a blue shirt with dirt marks on it. They observed that she had blood on her wrist and legs, along with scrapes on her knees and legs.
Officers reported that Friedli denied any claim of being at the victim’s home but appeared nervous during questioning. She also said Guvench was not inside her residence, and had been driven back to her home in Idaho.
However, police observed a woman inside the residence that matched Guvench’s description, who was also wearing a blue shirt with blood markings on the front of it. She would not answer any questions.
Friedli is currently out of jail and scheduled to be sentenced April 29. She could face more than one year in jail. Guvench was sentenced to 63 days, with credit for time already serviced, and 24 months probation.