The former marshal of a small, southwestern Colorado town pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving under the influence.
Court records show John L. Cox will be sentenced April 26.
Cox was the top law enforcement officer in Mancos until November when he resigned following the DUI arrest. Days later he was charged in another case with perjury, false reporting and a computer crime.
Cox falsified a speeding ticket, used a computer system without authorization and abused his power as a law officer. He is due before a judge on March 24 for a plea hearing on those allegations.
Cox was investigated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and officials say his alleged crimes while working as the Mancos marshal spanned Aug. 1 to October.
Cox served as the town’s marshal for roughly two years. He worked as a police officer in Indiana before being appointed in Mancos.
The DUI arrest came Nov. 10 in La Plata County, six days after he was placed on leave from being town marshal.
Cox then resigned as marshal on Nov. 16.
Mancos is a Montezuma County town of about 1,400 southwest of Durango and near Four Corners.
Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or @JesseAPaul
