TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man is being sentenced Thursday following a deadly crash in the Capital City on Christmas Day last year that left one man dead. Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Katie Garceran told 27 News in a written statement that Justice Cox is being sentenced to 46 months in prison and […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man is being sentenced Thursday following a deadly crash in the Capital City on Christmas Day last year that left one man dead.
Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Katie Garceran told 27 News in a written statement that Justice Cox is being sentenced to 46 months in prison and 24 months of post-release supervision Thursday, June 13 for his part in a deadly crash in 2023. The crash resulted in the death of 23-year-old Brett Joynt.
The Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to the crash at 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2023 in the 100 block of SE 37th Street. The driver of a vehicle was heading west on SE 37th Street when the vehicle left the road, hit a utility pole and came to a stop in a nearby yard.
One person was reportedly killed in the crash while two others received non-life-threatening injuries. The victim of the crash was later identified as Cox’s friend Joynt.
Cox was arrested on May 2, 2023 in connection to the crash on numerous charges including murder in the first degree and reckless driving. He was charged by the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office on May 10, 2023.
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