The Moberly man accused of hiding a Randolph County murder suspect earlier this year after she escaped custody has pleaded guilty.
Skyler Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of hindering the prosecution of a felony, according to court records. He is set to be sentenced at 11 a.m. on Dec. 3 at the Monroe County Courthouse, according to court records.
Powell was accused of hiding Alayna Mason, who was under investigation in connection to the disappearance of 16-year-old Kayla Huff, in a basement on May 7, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting.
Huff was reported missing by her parents on May 6 and was found dead at Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area a week later, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office said.
A probable cause statement said a suspect, identified as Mason, stole a marked Randolph County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle while in handcuffs, abandoned the vehicle, and went to a residence on South Clark Street in Moberly where Powell was staying.
Powell allegedly cut the chain on the suspect's handcuffs and allowed her to conceal herself in a basement in the residence, where law enforcement found her later in the day, according to the probable cause statement.
Powell told law enforcement he was an "overnight guest" at the residence and he was the only person there when the handcuffed suspect arrived, according to the probable cause statement.
Mason was eventually charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in connection to Huff's death. Multiple other adults and one juvenile have also been charged in the case.
Christopher Rashawn Woods-Bloss, 17, had a preliminary hearing set to begin Thursday afternoon at the Randolph County Courthouse. He is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping and armed criminal action in connection to Huff's death.