One of the two suspects in the high-profile death of Cassidy Rainwater is entering into a plea deal.
Prosecutors say James Phelps entered an Alford plea this week on charges of first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse.
An Alford plea is when a suspect does not admit their guilt, but acknowledge that the evidence against them is strong enough to get a conviction.
Phelps and his co-defendant, Timothy Norton, allegedly kidnapped Rainwater and kept her in a cage before killing her in the summer of 2021.
The judge in Phelps’ case sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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