LOGAN — A 23-year-old North Logan man, who escaped from jail earlier this month, was back in court Monday, asking a judge to send him to prison. Trevor D. Shepherd accepted a plea deal and said he was wasting his life away, sitting in jail.
Shepherd appeared in 1st District Court. He pleaded guilty to escaping from custody, a third-degree felony and misdemeanor drug possession.
Earlier this month, the Cache County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help, after Shepherd didn’t return to jail January 5. He had been allowed to leave the facility during the day for work release. He was arrested seven days later.
Court records show, Shepherd was charged in February 2016 with possession of a firearm by a restricted person, drug possession and failing to stop at the command of law enforcement. Four months later, he was admitted into Drug Court, a rehabilitation program that is supervised by a judge. He pleaded guilty as part of an agreement that his plea would be held in abeyance, if he successfully completed drug court.
During the past two years, Shepherd was in and out of jail several times for failing to comply with the terms of his probation. Three months ago, he was sentenced to one-year in jail but granted work release.
During Monday’s court appearance, Shepherd asked to be sentenced immediately, telling the court he expected to be sent to prison and didn’t want to wait. Judge Thomas Willmore said he didn’t know yet if he would send the defendant to prison and ordered him to appear in March for a formal sentencing hearing.
Shepherd is being held in jail without bail.
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