Pipeline protester accused in shooting reaches plea deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Attorneys for a Denver woman accused of shooting at law enforcement officers during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline say they've reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid a lengthy prison term.
If a judge agrees, Red Fawn Fallis would plead guilty Monday to civil disorder and gun possession by a convicted felon.
Prosecutors would drop a more serious weapons charge that carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and the possibility of life. Prosecutors also would recommend no more than seven years.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fallis was to stand trial Jan. 29. She is accused of firing a handgun three times at officers during her October 2016 arrest. No one was hurt.
She has a 2003 conviction in Colorado for being an accessory to a felony.