Daniel Wettstein
The second defendant in a Basalt assault case in August 2020 entered a guilty plea Wednesday in Eagle County District Court and will be sentenced on June 30.
Daniel Wettstein, 36, pleaded guilty of second-degree assault by strangulation in a disposition agreed to by the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office and defense attorney Michael Fox. The felony charge carries a possible penalty of 2 to 8 years in the Colorado Department of Correction. However, the attorneys stipulated to a maximum range of 3 to 6 years and said prison time will not be mandatory. That means Fox could argue for probation at the sentencing hearing.