Tonia Huber strikes plea deal after aiding escaped inmate in March
Nov 20, 2024
Tonia Huber, the Filer woman who was arrested for her involvement in aiding escaped inmate Skylar Meade in March, struck a plea deal with prosecutors on Monday.RELATED: Suspects at the center of prison escape manhunt now in custody and under investigation for two murders.A key stipulation in Huber's plea is that she must testify against the men she helped both Syklar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour.Huber is pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance, and harboring a felon. Her charge for eluding officers was dropped. She will be sentenced on Jan. 24, 2025.RELATED: Continuation granted in preliminary hearing for Tonia Huber in Twin Falls.In March, Huber led police on a 100 mph chase with escaped fugitive and murder suspect Skylar Meade in her silver Chevy Silverado, through neighborhoods in northwest Twin Falls. Police had to use a PIT maneuver to halt the vehicle in a Walgreens parking lot.On June 11, Meade and his accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were formally indicted in Nez Perce County for the murder of 83-year-old James L. Mauney of Juliaetta, Idaho who was found deceased near Leland. Meade is also accused of escape while convicted of a felony, punishable by up to 5 years on top of his current sentence.RELATED: Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour indicted for north Idaho murder.