{"id":106403,"date":"2016-03-02T20:59:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T03:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ex-mancos-marshal-pleads-guilty-in-drunken-driving-case\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T20:59:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T03:59:48","slug":"ex-mancos-marshal-pleads-guilty-in-drunken-driving-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ex-mancos-marshal-pleads-guilty-in-drunken-driving-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Mancos marshal pleads guilty in drunken driving case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Former Mancos Marshal John Cox pleaded guilty Tuesday in La Plata County Court to his second drunken driving offense.<\/p>\n

Cox, 55, faces 10 days in jail or home-detention monitoring after signing a plea agreement with the 6th Judicial District Attorney\u2019s Office. Judge Martha Minot can sentence Cox to a split of jail time and home-detention monitoring upon sentencing, which is set for 11 a.m. April 26.<\/p>\n

Cox was involved in a single-vehicle crash about 11:10 p.m. Nov. 10 near Cherry Creek subdivision and the La Plata-Montezuma county line.<\/p>\n

Cox, who was off-duty at the time, lost control of his 2003 white Ford F-150 pickup and slid into a guardrail. He was taken to the Durango Police Department for a breath test and charged with drunken driving, careless driving and no proof of insurance. He was released to a sober person.<\/p>\n

The Colorado State Patrol and the District Attorney\u2019s Office declined to release the former officer\u2019s blood-alcohol content Tuesday, saying they wanted to wait until after sentencing.<\/p>\n

Cox was convicted in 2009 in Indianapolis while working as a police chief for a county school system.<\/p>\n

Cox also is accused of second-degree perjury, false reporting to authorities and second-degree misconduct in connection with two separate incidents last year.<\/p>\n

In the first case, he is accused of using law-enforcement equipment to conduct a personal investigation into a romantic rival. Specifically, he ran the license plate of a woman\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n

In the second incident, he\u2019s suspected of citing a woman for driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. He claimed to have caught her on radar, even though he was sitting in a coffee shop when the driver whizzed by.<\/p>\n

A hearing on those charged has been set for 10 a.m. March 24 in 22nd Judicial District Court in Cortez.<\/p>\n

Cox was hired as a deputy marshal in August 2012 and promoted in April 2013. He was placed on paid administrative leave Nov. 4 and has since resigned.<\/p>\n

In addition to facing 10 days in jail, Cox must complete 56 hours of community service and serve two years on probation for his most recent drunken driving conviction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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