DUBUQUE, IA – On August 7, 2025, Marlin Douglas Darius Cossom Jr., a 34-year-old male, was arrested at the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center at 770 Iowa Street in Dubuque at 11:22 AM.

The arrest was made on three counts of probation violation, each classified as a felony, stemming from prior convictions in case 01311 FECR156925 in Dubuque County.Cossom’s legal troubles are detailed in court records. On August 6, 2025, a probation revocation was filed by DCS Dubuque, followed by an order from Judge Monica L. Zrinyi Ackley to issue a public/bench warrant, leading to his arrest the next day. The probation violations are linked to a series of charges from 2024 and early 2025.

Cossom faced multiple charges in this case. On September 29, 2024, he was charged with assault committed against a person with a protective order (a Class D felony), which was dismissed by the court on February 8, 2025. Another charge from the same date, domestic abuse assault (third or subsequent offense, a Class D felony), was amended to a second-offense domestic abuse assault (an aggravated misdemeanor). Cossom pleaded guilty to the amended charge on February 8, 2025, receiving a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended, and a $855 fine, also suspended. He was ordered to serve one year in a residential facility, provide a DNA sample, and complete two years of probation.

Additionally, Cossom faced three counts of contempt for violating a no-contact/protective order on October 7 and December 8, 2024. He pleaded guilty to these charges, receiving jail sentences of 20 days each for the October violations and 14 days for the December violation, with the latter to be served consecutively.

The recent probation violations, charged under Iowa Code 908.11, prompted the latest arrest. Details of the specific actions leading to these violations were not disclosed in the provided records. The case remains under judicial review, with prior sentencing overseen by Judges Monica L. Zrinyi Ackley and Robert J. Richter.