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Superior Court grants debt relief

Readiness hearing held for Cooper

DAVENPORT — A Lincoln County Superior Court judge granted a motion Wednesday to release Brittney Rose Morgan, 39, from her financial obligations related to a previous conviction. Prosecutors did not object to the motion.

Morgan pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2017, to second-degree theft.

In other court proceedings, Joseph Lee Cooper, 43, appeared for a readiness hearing as prosecutors and his defense continue negotiations on a potential deal. Cooper pleaded guilty, and a new trial date was set for May 7.

His attorney, Robert Schiffner, told the court he does not anticipate the case going to trial....

 
 

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