GUILTY PLEA IN CHILD ABUSE
CASE
A man charged with allowing
his children to smoke marijuana earlier this year pleaded
guilty today to one count of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor (F4).
Jackie Ellison
(DOB: 9-4-76) was originally
charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency
of a minor (F6), two counts of transferring marijuana
to a person under 15 (F4), and two counts of
misdemeanor child abuse (M2). The charges alleged that
earlier this year during his parenting time with his 6-year-old son and
4-year-old daughter, Ellison smoked marijuana and allowed both
children to smoke marijuana.
Ellison is scheduled to appear
in Denver County Court room 13 on February 5, 2004, at 8:30 am
for sentencing. He faces up to 3 years in prison.
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