Las Vegas Defense Lawyer Turned Defendant Needs A New Lawyer

The defense lawyer who became a defendant when she was charged with several counts of providing a cell phone to an inmate now needs a new lawyer. Alexis Plunkett told the judge overseeing her case that her lawyer has dropped her as a client and would like 30 days to find a new lawyer.

Plunkett is charged with providing a cell phone to Andrew Arevalo when he was being held at the Clark County Detention Center. Arevalo is one of two inmates who had been shot - while his hands were cuffed behind his back - by a correction officer at the High Desert State Prison. The other inmate was killed.

According to the Review-Journal, which first reported the story, Plunkett told the judge that her lawyer's abandonment, caught her by surprise. (Subscribe to local news alerts on Patch)

"I hired someone to build me a house," the paper says she told the judge. "He installed a nonfunctioning toilet."

Plunkett represents Arevalo in his suit against the state and has said she is in a romantic relationship with him, even posting a picture of him kissing her on the cheek on her firm's Facebook page.

She said the charges are against her are motivated by her representation of him.

"They've hunted us both since day 1," she wrote on Facebook.

The next hearing is scheduled for July.

Photo Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.