Sex offender tries to get key evidence thrown out ahead of trial
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The trial for Richard Cox, a registered sex offender, is set to start on Monday. Cox is facing charges related to entering female locker rooms and allegedly touching himself in front of children. The biological male was able to enter the facilities by claiming to be transgender.
Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel T. Lopez in Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court for a motions hearing on Friday to decide whether the arrest was lawful, whether to suppress evidence from the seizure of Cox’s cellphone, and if media cameras would be allowed in court during the trial.
Richard Cox (Arlington County Adult Detention Center)
Cox has filed a motion for self-representation, meaning both Cox and the court-appointed attorney presented arguments, and questioned the officers during the proceedings. Oftentimes leading the Judge to scold Cox for not following procedure, and looks of bewilderment from those testifying.
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The defense wanted to deem Cox’s arrest as unlawful in order to throw out evidence obtained from Cox’s cellphone during the arrest.
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The Commonwealth presented body camera footage from the two officers who detained Cox at the Barcroft Recreation Center on Dec. 6, 2024. Testimony from one of the officers on scene revealed detectives already had Cox on their radar following numerous complaints from recreation centers and pools across Northern Virginia regarding Cox walking around nude for hours in female locker rooms in the presence of children.
On the day of the arrest, officers arrived at the center at 6:00 p.m. Body camera footage shows they waited over an hour for Cox to exit the female locker room. One of the officers, who is a ten-year police veteran, said it was taking so long for Cox to exit the locker room, the officer was able to go back to his patrol cruiser and eat a burrito.
Barcroft Rec Center employees were posted outside the locker room to prevent other females from entering. While the two police officers waited for Cox to exit, employees entered the locker room several times to check on Cox, and found him in “various stages of undress,” whether in the bathroom stall or in the shower.
Once all the females had exited the locker room and Cox had failed to exit for over an hour, officers entered the locker room to present him with a ban notice from the Rec Center. Body …
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The trial for Richard Cox, a registered sex offender, is set to start on Monday. Cox is facing charges related to entering female locker rooms and allegedly touching himself in front of children. The biological male was able to enter the facilities by claiming to be transgender.
Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel T. Lopez in Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court for a motions hearing on Friday to decide whether the arrest was lawful, whether to suppress evidence from the seizure of Cox’s cellphone, and if media cameras would be allowed in court during the trial.
Richard Cox (Arlington County Adult Detention Center)
Cox has filed a motion for self-representation, meaning both Cox and the court-appointed attorney presented arguments, and questioned the officers during the proceedings. Oftentimes leading the Judge to scold Cox for not following procedure, and looks of bewilderment from those testifying.
Arrested ‘for being a sex offender near children’: Lawful or not?
The defense wanted to deem Cox’s arrest as unlawful in order to throw out evidence obtained from Cox’s cellphone during the arrest.
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The Commonwealth presented body camera footage from the two officers who detained Cox at the Barcroft Recreation Center on Dec. 6, 2024. Testimony from one of the officers on scene revealed detectives already had Cox on their radar following numerous complaints from recreation centers and pools across Northern Virginia regarding Cox walking around nude for hours in female locker rooms in the presence of children.
On the day of the arrest, officers arrived at the center at 6:00 p.m. Body camera footage shows they waited over an hour for Cox to exit the female locker room. One of the officers, who is a ten-year police veteran, said it was taking so long for Cox to exit the locker room, the officer was able to go back to his patrol cruiser and eat a burrito.
Barcroft Rec Center employees were posted outside the locker room to prevent other females from entering. While the two police officers waited for Cox to exit, employees entered the locker room several times to check on Cox, and found him in “various stages of undress,” whether in the bathroom stall or in the shower.
Once all the females had exited the locker room and Cox had failed to exit for over an hour, officers entered the locker room to present him with a ban notice from the Rec Center. Body …
Sex offender tries to get key evidence thrown out ahead of trial
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The trial for Richard Cox, a registered sex offender, is set to start on Monday. Cox is facing charges related to entering female locker rooms and allegedly touching himself in front of children. The biological male was able to enter the facilities by claiming to be transgender.
Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel T. Lopez in Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court for a motions hearing on Friday to decide whether the arrest was lawful, whether to suppress evidence from the seizure of Cox’s cellphone, and if media cameras would be allowed in court during the trial.
Richard Cox (Arlington County Adult Detention Center)
Cox has filed a motion for self-representation, meaning both Cox and the court-appointed attorney presented arguments, and questioned the officers during the proceedings. Oftentimes leading the Judge to scold Cox for not following procedure, and looks of bewilderment from those testifying.
Arrested ‘for being a sex offender near children’: Lawful or not?
The defense wanted to deem Cox’s arrest as unlawful in order to throw out evidence obtained from Cox’s cellphone during the arrest.
HOCHUL INTRODUCES BILL TO CURB LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS
The Commonwealth presented body camera footage from the two officers who detained Cox at the Barcroft Recreation Center on Dec. 6, 2024. Testimony from one of the officers on scene revealed detectives already had Cox on their radar following numerous complaints from recreation centers and pools across Northern Virginia regarding Cox walking around nude for hours in female locker rooms in the presence of children.
On the day of the arrest, officers arrived at the center at 6:00 p.m. Body camera footage shows they waited over an hour for Cox to exit the female locker room. One of the officers, who is a ten-year police veteran, said it was taking so long for Cox to exit the locker room, the officer was able to go back to his patrol cruiser and eat a burrito.
Barcroft Rec Center employees were posted outside the locker room to prevent other females from entering. While the two police officers waited for Cox to exit, employees entered the locker room several times to check on Cox, and found him in “various stages of undress,” whether in the bathroom stall or in the shower.
Once all the females had exited the locker room and Cox had failed to exit for over an hour, officers entered the locker room to present him with a ban notice from the Rec Center. Body …
