Couple sentenced to prison for meth sales

A husband and wife accused of trafficking in methamphetamine from their Indian Hills home were sentenced Monday to prison terms.

District Judge Michael Gibbons sentenced Maude Cox, 51, to four years in Nevada State Prison, with a one-year minimum before she is eligible for parole.

She pleaded guilty to trafficking in a controlled substance.

"With your two priors, you're lucky you're not receiving the maximum," Gibbons said. "It's very surprising to see somebody your age back in here with another felony."

Gibbons said he took into consideration the fact she had been out on house arrest for eight months without incident.

Cox was ineligible for probation.

"You're endangering people in this community by selling drugs," he said.

Gibbons sentenced Kevin Cox, 47, to 30 months in Nevada State Prison with a 12-month minimum before he is eligible for parole.

Gibbons suspended the prison term and placed him on three years probation which includes four months in Douglas County Jail.

He ordered Kevin Cox to successfully complete Western Regional Drug Court and pay house arrest fees and restitution to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at $100 per month.

"Your involvement is less and your prior record not as bad. You provided some sort of aid to her, and you should be punished," Gibbons said.

Kevin Cox pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

The Coxes were arrested July 11, 2008, by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Street Enforcement Team at their home in the 3500 block of Cherokee Drive in Jacks Valley.

They were accused of providing 5.5 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover informant.

Maude Cox said she was paid $400 for the methamphetamine. She said her husband drove her to complete the transaction, but was waiting in the vehicle to go to his job at a Carson City lawn service.

"I'd like to apologize to my family and your police force for what I did. It took up a whole of time and caused a whole lot of problems with our whole life," she said.