Arizona prison break accomplice pleads guilty

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A woman accused of helping three Arizona inmates flee from a state prison has pleaded guilty to escape and armed robbery charges.

Casslyn Welch entered the plea Tuesday in Mohave County Superior Court in a deal with Arizona prosecutors.

She faces 20 years in prison, but where she will serve the sentence is unknown. She still faces federal murder and carjacking charges in the New Mexico deaths of an Oklahoma couple.

Welch and two inmates are accused of killing the couple during their run from the law.

Arizona agreed to drop kidnapping and aggravated assault charges stemming from the prison break last July. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss drug charges in a separate case.

Welch is expected to be transported to New Mexico, where she has an initial hearing soon.