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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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