On second thought, a Powell man decided he was OK with a three- to five-year prison sentence.

In late July, Daniel Anderson backed out of a deal with the Park County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office that called for him to serve prison time on a felony count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

Anderson was allowed to withdraw an earlier guilty plea to the meth charge after explaining that he hadn’t realized the deal would mean serving additional time behind bars.

Anderson’s case was rescheduled for a trial. Three charges from the Oct. 7, 2014, incident that prosecutors had agreed to drop — alleging that he battered his then-girlfriend and threatened her with a firearm while a previously convicted felon — were reinstated.

However, just hours after he withdrew his guilty plea on July 29, Powell police happened to run into Anderson at a house where they’d smelled marijuana.

Subject to drug testing while out on bond, Anderson appeared to have marijuana and meth in his system, court records say, and he was later taken back to jail.

On Aug. 31, Anderson opted to take the original plea deal.

He re-admitted his guilt to the meth charge and prosecutors dropped the other allegations of aggravated assault and battery, possession of a firearm while a felon and domestic battery.

Deputy Park County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Blatt said in an interview that one reason the other charges were dismissed was because “we didn’t have a whole lot of victim cooperation on it.”

As for Anderson, “I’m just willing to take responsibility for my actions,” he told Fifth Judicial District Court Judge Steven Cranfill, adding, “I did possess methamphetamine on that day and I’d ... just like to get on with my life and put this behind me.”

He previously admitted that he’d had 2.5 grams of meth and paraphernalia such as scales, baggies and other items that indicated he intended to sell and distribute the drug.

Powell police also seized $575 from Anderson during his Oct. 7, 2014, arrest, but that cash is being returned to him.

“The state has made no effort to seek that money,” Blatt said in court.

Judge Cranfill said the deal negotiated by the state and Anderson’s defense attorneys was “an appropriate resolution” for the case. The judge agreed to recommend that Anderson be admitted to the Wyoming Department of Corrections’ intensive drug treatment unit during his sentence.

Anderson has already served between seven and eight months of his three to five years.

Powell police wrote in charging documents that Anderson had multiple prior felony convictions, including one in 2000 in New Mexico for aggravated burglary.