A former lead nurse at the Low Gap Adult Jail Facility pleaded no contest Friday to a series of sex-related felonies and firearm offenses, concluding a shocking investigation into his crimes.
Blake Dylan Bradley Cox, 28, originally from Indiana and now of Ukiah, was convicted of eight felony sex crimes and one misdemeanor in one case, alongside two felony firearm charges in a separate case, according to a press release from the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office.
The investigation began with a misdemeanor domestic battery allegation but quickly escalated when the Ukiah Police Department discovered Cox possessed 11 illegal assault weapons and 27 other firearms. A forensic review of his cell phone revealed evidence of an elaborate online catfishing scheme and other heinous crimes.
Cox used a fake persona named “Jessica,” employing photos of naked women to lure male victims into believing they were forming an online relationship. Posing as “Jessica,” Cox arranged for his victims to meet him, claiming to be Jessica’s male friend, and filmed the encounters, which often involved sex acts in a vehicle. The victims were promised future rewards from “Jessica,” but the persona vanished once Cox got what he wanted.
The investigation uncovered further disturbing evidence, including illegal child pornography and hidden camera footage of an underage individual undressing.
Law enforcement agencies credited with the case include the Ukiah Police Department, the DA’s Bureau of Investigations, and the California Attorney General’s Office, which acted to suspend Cox’s nursing license in May.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Keith Faulder accepted Cox’s no contest pleas, with District Attorney David Eyster prosecuting.
Cox now awaits sentencing, bringing closure to a case that shocked the community and exposed the depths of his deception.
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“Jessica,” Cox arranged for his victims to meet him, claiming to be Jessica’s male friend, and filmed the encounters, which often involved sex acts in a vehicle.”
Huh?? So the dudes were gay anyway. Sounds to me they got what they deserved for being perverted and mentally ill.
Impressive set of baseless assumptions!
Please, tell us more.
Gay people are perverted and mentally ill? Let me guess. You’re a christian?
What is wrong with you? There is nothing wrong with being gay.
Seek help
If someone is gay they are not mentally ill.
The takeaway here is that Eyster will let you get away with this stuff if you’re a UPD cop named Kevin.
Matt, have you actually talked with Eyster? How do you kerp a straight face?
Im sorry yer daddys a jail bird must suck at family Methsgivings.
Kevin Murray wasn’t the only one you let get away with it…
Whatever local people are saying, I am glad they caught this POS and have him locked up. So thankful someone came forward with domestic abuse charges and law enforcement listened and investigated. But please don’t give him early release. He needs to stay locked up the rest of his life.
True, he is clearly a horrible man who shouldn’t be let out to victimize more people.
Why is it you can show his booking log photo, but they don’t show any on the Mendo Sheriff site? Genuinely curious because cases like these definitely warrant the use of photos so the public knows who is living in their community. Thanks for posting?
I would assume it’s because at this point he’s actually been tried and found guilty. Whereas the people on the booking logs have only been arrested so they are innocent until proven guilty.
Thank you LEO’s. That’s all.
Hastily written article. And probably a salacious misleading headline to boot. The fourth paragraph doesn’t even make sense. Was the convict catfishing gay men by posing as a woman? Of course that’s a morally and sexually bankrupt enterprise, but is it really a crime now?
What exact crimes was cox convicted of? I see a few Firearms that might be legal in Indiana and illegal in CA. Specifics, please? Did he commit any of these crimes while on duty as a nurse? How many of his crimes were against minors?
The child porn allegations are concerning, but from this article we don’t even know if he was convicted of that stuff.
I say good riddance to MendoFever. It’s been a sloppy news operation from the get-go, trailing on the coat tails of mendo sports plus and the mighty AVA. But now mendofever has jumped the shark.
I mostly feel sorry for the people that donated money to this “local news” website. Nobody would be surprised if mendofever was exposed as an unsophisticated money laundering operation.
Matt is better off in San Francisco anyway. It’s a lot easier to pretend your a cowboy journalist down there.
Matt LaFever is a teacher at a local school, maybe he is too busy to be a full-time journalist, but it doesn’t mean MendoFever is bad, you’re just a hater.
Wow, you spent a lot of energy for someone who claims they’ve written off MendoFever. Seems like you’ve spent more time on this comment than reading the article.
Spoken like a true keyboard warrior one who can troll and then run hide. Matt Lafever is doing things for our communities while you sit back and throw insults. Wow you sound like a real piece of work. You complain about people donating to this site which he has done for free for many years? Have you donated to it or is this your personal platform to post insults for free? Did you not get your moneys worth or is this more of a general lunch money victimhood thing?
Im certain if you actually do write off Mendofever, you won’t be missed. Perhaps you should donate to the site and pay for the advertising of what an idiot you are. I think that would be better for everyone.
Have fun showing the world your insults and daddy issues.
Is it a catfishing scheme! Really? Just maybe, he IDENTIFIES as “Jessica”. He is catfishing men as “Jessica” and those same men are meeting him as Jessica’s “Friend” and those men are having sexual encounters with a man. I don’t see how any of those men are victims at all. they are just stupid men on hookup apps for sex with anyone. the only true victims are any minors and the crime of the 11 illegal assault rifles.
Maybe they didn’t consent to their sexual acts being recorded? Idk, that paragraph was not clear on what exactly was the crime.
This sick guy needs to stay locked up. Not sure how these crimes were committed. Wonder if the “victims” were held at gunpoint? The concern is his small child who may have been his victim or other unknown victims. The guy probably has more victims out there maybe in Indiana. Who knows, just glad he’s locked up, one less creep off our streets!
Glad this twisted f@#k is locked up???? & thankfully the D. A. didn’t find a brown paper bag, on his desk , W/ $200,000.00 plus, in it, or he would have walked?? Just glad he is locked up??
Everyone arguing in the comments completely not having a conversation about the epidemic of useless young men in our country.
The useless people are the jailers obviously. They can’t keep drugs out of jail. They can’t keep criminals out of being in charge of healthcare there. What a mess Matt Kendall has. He’s as useless as tits on a boar.
Im sorry your Meth Fueled family is a disfunctional wart on Mendocinos butt.
That would be said “useless as tits on a boar hog”. Heard it myself by a native speaker back in that part of the country.
Congratulations to Sheriff Matt Kendall for so far avoiding any responsibility for this. How long ago was it that the jail had to switch contractors who provided the jail with healthcare because they were so bad? 2019 -after the Neuroth case was settled? So did they get an even worse group to do the job? Who runs that jail, Satan? Fentanyl overdoses for prisoners, sex criminals in charge of healthcare , people with mental illness being held in solitary for months. Nice job Matt Kendall, you’re doing great.
Sounds like Tat James behind the keys with yet another roid rage rant. Take a deep breath work through it!
I dont agree with your assessment. I don’t know Sheriff Kendall well, I’ve only met him a couple of times once business and once socially.
I did work with his brothers off and on for many years and found they were very hard-working firefighters and good leaders.
So what’s your issue? from the look of this post, you have the issue.
He’s retired on the job. He said it himself last spring, “I’m working for free now. I make the same pay whether I keep working or retire so that means I’m working for free.” Not even the right wing podcast hosts from Ukiah though that was good. He’s in his last term, the only one he got elected to and he’s just coasting until he moves to Idaho. He doesn’t care about this county. He’s a grifter like Tom Allman who was always dishonest and was most happy on shakedown patrol.
Wow
I worked past my retirement date and was also working for free that didn’t slow me down. I have worked with many people who worked past their retirement date because they loved their jobs. Sounds like you’re projecting your ethic and it’s pretty telling.
Have you ever thought of therapy? Maybe some professional help?
You’re not working for free if you’re getting paid. It’s pretty basic math, Einstein. Volunteer firefighters work for free- paid employees or elected officials who get a paycheck are not working for free. Working past retirement age and getting a salary is called getting paid, not volunteering. Good luck in you’re retirement though and congrats.
Our sheriff is our most accessible county official and it shows. I’m filing your retired on the job comment under “you’re an idiot”
I’m with the rescue guy and think you should go get some medication soon.
I’m telling you it’s that clown who covered his hole body with tats. Probably thinking there gonna look stupid when he gets old
but hey don’t worry bout it
They look stupid now!
The county has enough boot lickers to go around so you can stop slurping on Kendall’s. He’s a very typical sheriff with a myopic sense of the world and a lack of empathy for the people he “serves” unless they bow down.
Locallogger don’t even engage with this person. it’s a defensive mechanism my wife learned long ago when she was still working with children.
His comments are a defensive mechanism often displayed by someone with low self-esteem, projecting their insecurities onto others, using negative comments about others as a way to temporarily feel better about themselves. She looked over the comments and spotted it immediately.
He’s just looking to insult and argue. We should feel bad for him.
“My wife” lol. Your wife isn’t watching the comments here you boot licker. She’s busy watching Babydoll on Netflix.
You absolutely need professional help.
Disfunctional libtard tweakers like you should sail off the Noyo bridge instead if local confused kids. YOUR PRONIUNS are mommy Meth and papa tweak.
To be fair, he also worked at the hospital so apparently he was clean enough to pass a background check