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Ex-Waterloo coach pleads to pot charge
A former girls basketball coach at Waterloo East High School has entered an Alford plea to a misdemeanor drug charge.
Edward Madlock entered the plea on Tuesday, the day he was to go to trial in Black Hawk County District Court. Under an Alford plea, Madlock doesn't admit guilt but agrees he would likely be convicted if the case went to trial.
Madlock was given a deferred judgment, which means it won't go on his record if he completes six months of probation and a substance abuse evaluation.
Madlock was charged in December after police said they found marijuana during a traffic stop.
Madlock had been on the East High staff since 1998 and was head coach since the 2007-2008 season. He resigned shortly after his arrest.
(AP)
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