Fayetteville's Cosen arrested again

FAYETTEVILLE -- Emmitt Cosen, 26, of Fayetteville was arrested Wednesday in connection with assault and delivery of drugs while he was out on bond after firing shots from a car on Dickson Street.

Cosen was arrested after a warrant was issued for violation of conditions of his bond and faces charges of delivery of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm by a certain person, aggravated assault on a family or household member, terroristic threatening, false imprisonment and domestic battering, according to an arrest warrant.

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He had been out on bond after being charged for discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle and possession of firearms by a certain person.

Cosen fired shots in the air while driving past JJ's Grill on Dickson Street on July 26 after getting into a fight and being told to leave the restaurant earlier that day, according to a preliminary police report. The incident occurred while Cosen was out on bond pending a trial this month related to other charges.

A preliminary police report said he was arrested April 10 after he beat a woman who was three months pregnant with his child, tied her down and forced her to swallow Xanax pills.

He was charged with aggravated assault on a family or household member, false imprisonment, terroristic threatening and domestic battering.

Cosen also was charged in March with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver and possession of a firearm by certain persons.

Cosen had been under surveillance after he sold marijuana to a confidential informant working with the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force over the span of a few months, according to police. Police found 16 pounds of marijuana in a storage unit Cosen rented, according to an arrest report.

Cosen was being held Thursday at the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set.

NW News on 08/03/2018

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