Jury finds man guilty of sex offender registry violations

A Morgan County jury found Christopher Cook, 39, of no known address, guilty of two counts of failure to update his sex offender registry following a Tuesday, March 7 trial in Morgan County Circuit Court.

Judge Debra McLaughlin presided over the one-day trial, which ended in a guilty verdict after a jury deliberation that lasted under an hour. The case was heard by a jury made up of six men and six women.

Prosecuting Attorney…