Cottrell hearing delayed to Feb. 29

At the request of Cottrell’s defense attorney, the hearing was continued until Feb. 29.

On Dec. 15, the Davis County Attorney’s Office filed two third-degree felony charges of obtaining a prescription under false pretenses against Cottrell. The charges were filed following an investigation by Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Force, according to court documents.

Cottrell is accused of getting at “least two prescriptions for a controlled substance from different medical providers without informing the other that he was getting controlled substances from another medical provider,” according to the court documents.

Those incidents occurred between Dec. 10, 2010, and Nov. 3, 2011.

Deputy Davis County Attorney Rick Westmoreland said the controlled substance was Lortab.

Cottrell resigned from the Syracuse Fire Department the day charges were filed.