CRYSTAL FALLS, MI-- Accused murderer Kelly Cochran has rejected a plea deal that would have prevented her from spending the rest of her life in prison.
The 33-year-old former Iron River resident is charged with open murder in the death of Christopher Regan, 53, in 2014.
On Monday the Iron County prosecutor offered Cochran a plea deal that included prison time less than a mandatory life sentence should she be convicted of open murder by a jury. But Cochran declined the agreement, saying she was willing to take the risk of a longer sentence.
