Joseph Lavonte Noy

On June 1, 2026, Centennial Lakes Police Department received a report regarding a child [NAME REDACTED] into a malicious punishment of a child. Law enforcement learned that a minor female [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter victim, was beaten with a belt by her father while she was at his home in Lexington, Anoka County, Minnesota. The father was identified as JOSEPH LAVONTE NOY, [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter defendant. Anoka County Child Protection Services brought the victim to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office where she gave a forensic statement detailing she had been beaten with a belt the day before by her father.

The victim [NAME REDACTED] was punched by the defendant and that she was struck more than 10 times with a belt causing bruising to both her arms and legs. The victim further reported the defendant verbally threatened to stab her and her mother to death with a knife. CSU photographed the bruises on the victim. In a post-Miranda statement, the defendant admitted he used a belt to “whoop” the victim for running off the day prior. The defendant described how he used the belt to whoop the victim in the living room and how she was crying when he struck her.

He also indicated he was going to “f*** up” the victim and her mother for various indiscretions.