A Wetumpka man will spend the next year in the Elmore County Jail as part of a plea agreement.
Saul Lazenby, 35, of Wetumpka, pled guilty to incest last month and as part of a plea agreement, he was sentenced to 59 months, including 12 months in the county jail. The remainder of his sentence will be suspended. Lazenby will also have to report as a sex offender.
Lazenby was in Judge Amanda Baxley’s courtroom Wednesday for sentencing, even though an agreement had previously been arranged.
Lazenby was arrested in July 2024 after he was indicted in June 2024 on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and incest.
“It’s alleged the (rape) incident happened a good time ago,” Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said.
The sheriff said Lazenby had been under investigation for the sexual abuse charges prior to domestic violence charges in June of last year.
