KINGMAN – A Kingman man accused of sexual activity with a young girl has entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Joshua Smith, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felonies that were reduced to attempted child molestation counts.

Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jacob Cote told Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen that the victim was under the age of 7 when the crimes occurred between July 2010 and July 2012. Terms of the deal require Jantzen to impose a 7-year prison term at a Nov. 17 sentencing hearing.

Jantzen will also order that Smith register as a sex offender and serve up to lifetime probation.

Dave Hawkins