The AG offered the kid a deal, as did the prosecutor, so that the sentence would be more reasonable. “Nobody’s saying that what he did was classy or particularly admirable,” eh? He wants a MEDAL for it! His mama wants to put it on her trophy shelf.
The kid has already spent 2 years in prison for something that shouldn’t have been a felony in the first place. Why should he accept a plea deal in order to allow the AG to save face? Why was he even arrested, let alone charged, in the first place? What would you consider a “reasonable” sentence for this “crime”?