The woman taken into custody by sheriff's investigators this morning at the Dawson County courthouse for allegedly lying under oath was released on a signature bond. Superior Court Judge Jason Deal said he was disturbed by the abrupt arrest of Wendi Lee Howard, who said she overheard a conversation between an elderly man and a juror as she entered the courthouse just before 9 a.m. Monday. "That's not how our system works.
Woman accused of perjury in connection with murder trial released from custody