Limbaugh appointed special prosecutor in deputy's sodomy case

Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh was appointed special prosecutor in the state�s case against Brandon Cook, a Scott County sheriff�s deputy arrested Thursday on charges of sodomy, Limbaugh said in a statement emailed Friday evening.

According to a probable-cause statement, on May 10, Cook was arrested and later charged with felony second-degree statutory sodomy.

Cook was transported to Cape Girardeau County Jail following his arrest, according to the statement.

A computer inquiry showed Cook had no prior criminal history, according to the statement.