A man who accepted a plea deal just over a year after he fled a stolen car for a Boulder roof where he had a police stand off has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Jason Johnson, 37, pleaded guilty to first-degree motor vehicle theft; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute; and second-degree burglary — dwelling.

Other charges including two drug felonies, identification theft and two first-degree trespass counts were dismissed.

Johnson has 465 days of credit for time served.

Johnson’s co-defendant, Ashley Cotton, took a plea deal in September 2023 in which she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated motor vehicle theft and intent to distribute a controlled substance. She received three-year and two-year sentences that will be served concurrently in prison.

At 7:30 a.m. July 25, Boulder police responded to a call of a stolen car. Upon their arrival, Johnson got out of the car at a gas station, fled to the roof of a Firestone Auto Center at 3395 30th St. and told police he was armed, according to Boulder police.

Boulder police evacuated the building, enacted a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding area and closed off nearby streets. Police also called in Boulder Fire-Rescue, SWAT, AMR and the Boulder police drone team to surveil Johnson from the roof.

While negotiating with Johnson, police contacted Cotton, the driver of the vehicle in which Johnson later said the two had been “joyriding.”

Cotton was arrested and the vehicle was allegedly found to contain multiple bags of methamphetamine, a scale and 12.19 grams of methamphetamine.