Arizona Man Punched Barber Over 'Bad' Haircut

By Ginny Reese

September 8, 2021

Photo: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

A Phoenix man assaulted his barber after being disappointed with his haircut, reported AZ Family. According to police, Lorenzo Malik Harewood, 25, was arrested on Monday evening for punching the barber who gave him a haircut.

The probable cause arrest statement read, "Lorenzo was not given his money back and he proceeded to punch the victim in the mouth." Police said that Harewood punched the barber "an unknown number of times."

Harewood ripped a necklace from the victim's neck and then ran out of the shop. He dropped the chain on the ground on his way out of the barber shop.

According to court documents, Harewood hit another car with his vehicle as he pulled away from the parking lot entering Thomas Road just east of 44th Street.

Harewood was arrested on suspicion of robbery. This is a class 4 felony. He was released on his own recognizance, but he is due back in court on September 22nd for a preliminary hearing.

According to Arizona law, a first conviction of a class 4 felony has a presumptive prison sentence of about 2 and a half years. The minimum sentence is a year and a half.

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