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Sherman A1

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Sat Aug 31, 2019, 08:40 PM Aug 2019

Rolla City Councilman Resigns Over Marijuana Conviction [View all]

Daniel Jones said he is right and the law is wrong.

But ultimately, he didn’t think he would win a legal battle to keep his seat on the Rolla City Council.

He resigned Thursday night, on the eve of a hearing to determine whether he could continue to hold public office.

Phelps County Prosecutor Brendon Fox filed a petition against Jones saying his 2012 guilty plea to a felony cannabis possession charge made him ineligible to hold public office. Felons are not allowed to hold office in the state. The filing was in response to a complaint from local retired pastor Tim Cook.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/rolla-city-councilman-resigns-over-marijuana-conviction#stream/0

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