Former Northern Kentucky attorney Chase Cox faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman using the U.S. Postal Service while serving time for probation violations.
Federal court records show the 33-year-old is charged with one count of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire and one count of making false statements to a federal agency. The indictment alleges Cox attempted to pay for the plot between Sept. 25 and Nov. 3.
When FBI and ATF agents questioned Cox on Oct. 8 regarding potential threats to the victim, he denied any intention to cause harm, according to court documents. “No, I love [the victim] with all my heart, I would never put [him/her] in harm’s way,” Cox said, according to the indictment.
Cox is currently being held at the Shelby County Detention Center. He is serving a five-year sentence for probation violations after testing positive for cocaine and alcohol, according to reporting by FOX19.
His legal troubles began in June 2024, when he received a six-month jail sentence for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Campbell County. Prosecutors stated he stole her iPad, tracked her messages, and destroyed the device.
A judge suspended that sentence and granted probation after Cox stated he would successfully complete community supervision. Eight days after his release, Cox hired a friend with a felony record to vandalize his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle, according to reporting by the Cincinnati Enquirer. That incident resulted in a judge ordering him to serve the remainder of his original six-month sentence.
U.S. Marshals are scheduled to transfer Cox from Shelby County to the U.S. District Court in Covington for his arraignment on Dec. 9. A conviction on both current federal counts carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison, a $500,200 fine, and six years of supervised release.
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