Man returns to face charges 4 years later

After disappearing for more than four years, a former resident of Springfield and Bellows Falls turned himself in to Vermont authorities this week to face nine felony charges.
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Photo by ERIC FRANCIS Evan Cox turned himself in this week more than four years after he disappeared from Springfield, where he had faced drug and domestic violence charges. Published October 31, 2015 in the Rutland Herald Man returns to face charges 4 years later By ERIC FRANCIS CORRESPONDENT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — After disappearing for more than four years, a former resident of Springfield and Bellows Falls turned himself in to Vermont authorities this week to face nine felony charges alleging drug dealing and domestic violence. Evan Cox, 29, walked into White River Junction criminal court Thursday with his mother and sister after posting $75,000 with the help of a bail bond company. Public defender Mike Shane told the court Cox learned of the warrants earlier this year and had spent several months since then working as a bartender in Springfield, Mass., saving money for bail before returning to Vermont. Judge Nancy Corsones increased bail to $125,000 because of Cox’s new ties to Massachusetts and his slow response to the court’s scheduling of his cases. Cox pleaded guilty to one of his charges, for felony cocaine possession in 2011, but he disappeared before sentencing. That conviction resulted from a 2010 sting operation in which undercover police officers watched as Cox sold crack cocaine to a n informant on Gulf Street in Springfield. Seven felony counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault were added in February 2011. He pleaded innocent Thursday to those charges, along with two drug charges. Police said Cox repeatedly assaulted his girlfriend during the winter of 2011, including throwing her down a staircase, pressing pillows against her face and choking her The remaining drug charges were the result of a traffic stop in North Springfield in December 2009. Police said they found marijuana cigars and $7,300 in cash in Cox’s car, and a small bag of crack cocaine in his thermal underwear. Cox has four prior felony convictions for cocaine possession, trespassing and domestic assault. On the new slate of charges, he could face up to 120 years in prison if convicted.