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WARREN Trumbull County 911 Director Ernest Cook on Thursday pleaded no contest in Eastern District Court to two misdemeanor charges linked to a Brookfield accident on July 14, 2018, where a teen skateboarder ran into his car.
Cook, 69, 7144 Wildwood Drive, Brookfield, was charged with loss of physical control under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor; and failure to report an accident, a minor misdemeanor.
Judge Marty D. Nosich found Cook guilty and on the first charge, gave him a suspended 180-day jail term, a $1,000 fine of which $500 was suspended and placed him on a six-month probation.
On the second charge, Cook was fined $150 plus $45 in court costs.