Ozark Man Changes Plea on Felony Charges

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 1:20 PM

An Ozark man has pleaded guilty to six felony charges, according to court documents.

Nicholas Cole, 23, has pleaded guilty to two kidnapping charges, first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree endangering welfare of a child, tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution and first-degree harassment.

Cole originally pleaded not guilty back on March 28, 2019.

He was indicted by a grand jury on two separate occasions in 2015 and 2017.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 1, 2021.

(by: Bryce Derrickson, Ozarks First)

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