DATE/TIME: September 17, 2021 / 3:33 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 288.5 (A) – Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
PC 287 (c) (1) – Oral Copulation of a Person -14-years-old
PC 288 (c) (1) – Lewd and Lascivious Acts with a Child
LOCATION: 63600 Block of Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree
VICTIM: Confidential
SUSPECT: Jeremie Cox, 50-years-old of Yucca Valley
UPDATE: September 20, 2021: The following information is being made available in regards to the recent arrest of Jeremie Cox. Cox was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with San Bernardino County for 25 years. His most recent assingment was with the Desert/Mountain Courts Division in the Morongo Basin. He began that assignment in October 2005.
SUMMARY: On September 17, 2021, detectives from the Specialized Investigation Division arrested Jeremie Cox, a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy, for the continuous sexual abuse of a child.
The investigation began after a male victim reported Cox sexually abused him during the victim’s youth. Cox was arrested and booked in at the Central Detention Center where he remains in custody on $750,000 bail.
Sheriff Shannon Dicus said, “It is extremely disturbing when a member of this Department behaves in a manner that contradicts what we stand for as a law enforcement agency. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will ensure this case is investigated completely and thoroughly.”
None of the crimes committed by Cox occurred during the course of his duties as a deputy sheriff. Jeremie Cox is no longer employed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Specialized Investigation Division at 909-387-3615. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or visit wetip.com.
Refer: Detective V. Quezada
Station: Specialized Investigation Division
Phone No. 909-387-3615
Case No. 602100146
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
