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South Walton coach Cozzie arrested on molestation charges
May 02, 2007 Early Wednesday morning, the Walton County Sheriff?s Office arrested Mark Cozzie, a recently suspended boys basketball and track and field coach at South Walton High School.
He is charged with seven counts of lewd or lascivious conduct, three counts of simple battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation.
Cozzie, 38, is being held in the Walton County Jail awaiting his first hearing, according to a Sheriff?s Office press release.
Cozzie was suspended without pay in April after reports of inappropriate behavior with a student. On March 23, the Sheriff?s Office provided assistance at the school at the request of the state Department of Children and Families.
He began coaching middle school and high school basketball in Freeport in 1991. He moved to South Walton High School in 2002.
According to the Sheriff?s Office release, Cozzie turned himself in after his attorney informed him of the warrants.
May 02, 2007 Early Wednesday morning, the Walton County Sheriff?s Office arrested Mark Cozzie, a recently suspended boys basketball and track and field coach at South Walton High School.
He is charged with seven counts of lewd or lascivious conduct, three counts of simple battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation.
Cozzie, 38, is being held in the Walton County Jail awaiting his first hearing, according to a Sheriff?s Office press release.
Cozzie was suspended without pay in April after reports of inappropriate behavior with a student. On March 23, the Sheriff?s Office provided assistance at the school at the request of the state Department of Children and Families.
He began coaching middle school and high school basketball in Freeport in 1991. He moved to South Walton High School in 2002.
According to the Sheriff?s Office release, Cozzie turned himself in after his attorney informed him of the warrants.