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Change of Plea Hearing Held for Sheridan Man Charged With Sexual Abuse of a Minor

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A Sheridan man recently changed his plea in Fourth Judicial District Court on a number of felony charges. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Change of Plea Hearing Held for Sheridan Man Charged With Sexual Abuse of a Minor

At a change of plea hearing in District Court, 31-year-old Cody Knode, pursuant to a plea agreement reached with the State, pleaded “guilty” to two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Third Degree. The prosecution is recommending a sentence of 7 to 11 years in prison for each count, and to run the sentences concurrent to one another and that a third charge of sexual abuse of a minor be dismissed as part of the plea deal. The crimes occurred between November 1, 2020, and January 4 of this year. District Court Judge John Fenn ordered that a presentence investigation be completed and set the sentencing date for December 7 at 9 am.

Knode is currently serving a prison sentence. On June 3, he was sentenced in District Court  to 1 ½ to 2 years in prison for the charge of Felony Taking a Controlled Substance Into Jail for attempting to take methamphetamine into the Sheridan County Detention Center on January 11. Knode was sent to jail because he had his probation revoked for several failed drug tests through Sheridan County Probation and Parole. Knode was on probation for being convicted in 2019 for the charge of Felony Strangulation of a Household Member.

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