Attorney: Deputy's Family Threatened Before Inmate's Escape

The attorney representing a Denver Sheriff's deputy who helped an inmate escape from a downtown jail said his client feared for his family's safety and didn't accept money.

Matthew Andrews , 36, faces felony charges that he aided the escape of Felix Trujillo, 24, who remained at large Tuesday, reports the Denver Post . Andrews allegedly gave Trujillo a police jacket and other gear and drove him to a waiting getaway car.

An associate of Trujillo had threatened the family of Deputy Andrews, who never accepted money from the inmate, attorney Donald Sisson told the Post. A driver pulled up alongside the deputy on Saturday, pointed a gun at him, and threatened his and his family's lives.