A Carroll man charged after allegedly breaking into a home and threatening a resident with a hammer has been scheduled for trial in January. According to Carroll County District Court records, 49-year-old Darren Joseph Cox was arrested by the Carroll Police Department on Nov. 10 after he kicked his way into a home in the 700 block of Granada Road and smashed a window and glass door with a hammer before fleeing the scene. Cox is charged with third-degree burglary, a class D felony, and filed his not guilty plea with the court on Monday. His jury trial is slated to begin Jan. 10 with a pretrial conference scheduled for Dec. 12. A class D felony generally carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and $7,500 in fines, but Cox faces the potential for a harsher sentence due to prior felony convictions for drug trafficking and weapons violations.
