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Cottle's jury trial started Monday in Judge Brody Shanklin's 211th Judicial District Court, according to First Assistant District Attorney Jamie Beck. On Wednesday, after the victim and several witnesses testified, he decided to change his plea to guilty, she said. The case went to the judge for sentencing later that afternoon.

The incident started in 2009, when Cottle's daughter was 6 years old. Beck said Cottle lived alone at his home in the 100 block of High School Drive in Lewisville, and his daughter would visit him on weekends and one week in the summer.

He sexually abused her for years until she told authorities at the age of 13, Beck said. The girl was interviewed at the Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County in Lewisville, and Lewisville police eventually arrested Cottle. 

Other reports

600 block of Fallmeadow Court — Police did not make any arrests Tuesday after a 48-year-old woman said her neighbor hit her with a door so hard she threw up.

Police responded to the apartment complex about 8:30 p.m., but the alleged suspect never came out of the apartment, the report said.

The investigation is ongoing.

2800 block of South Mayhill Road — A man told police Tuesday that he wanted to file charges against a woman who he said slapped him at Mayhill Hospital, which treats psychiatric patients.

The woman, however, told police that she slapped the man because she saw him making crude gestures toward a female staff member, the police report said. No arrests were made.

The responding officer is still investigating the matter, the report said.

100 block of Duchess Drive — Denton police couldn't find a suspect who allegedly assaulted a woman and her daughter Tuesday at an apartment complex, according to a police report.

The 43-year-old woman told police the man assaulted her and broke her phone in the process. She said he was still in the apartment complex, but officers couldn't find him when they searched the area.

No arrests were made.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday:

The Denton County Sheriff's Office handled 1,078 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies it serves, and 35 people were booked into Denton County Jail. 

Denton police handled 148 calls for service and made seven arrests. 

Denton firefighters responded to 17 medical calls, one vehicle accident and one call for public service.