"The defendant worked in concert with a convicted killer, and you're going to defer prosecution?" Chief District Court Judge Doug Walker asked prosecutors.
At a scheduled plea hearing, District Attorney Will Furse announced that a diversion agreement had been reached with Skylan Brassil, 22, of Mancos. Furse explained that a private company would monitor the defendant while he submitted to sobriety testing and mental health treatment. Furse added a felony charge of escape could be prosecuted at a later date if the defendant failed to comply.
Walker reluctantly accepted, citing he couldn't force the case be prosecuted.
According to authorities, Brassil reportedly helped a convicted murder try to escape the Montezuma County jail last fall.