As part of an agreement, a Clinton woman who was facing multiple felony charges for her alleged involvement in helping a man sell a controlled substance out of her house where a Clinton Police officer was shot to death March 6, 2018, changed her plea to some of the charges during her most-recent court proceeding.
According to a probable-cause statement, officer Christopher Ryan Morton was shot and killed by James Waters. Two other officers were wounded during the shootout, and Waters later was found dead inside the residence. Before the shooting incident occurred, Tammy Widger told authorities- who were there to investigate the report of a disturbance- there was not a problem, and nobody else was inside the residence. Widger, who is now 38, also told authorities she was assisting Waters with distribution of methamphetamine in exchange for him paying her bills.
Online court documents say Widger was charged with a Class A Felony for First-Degree Murder; two counts of a Class A Felony for First-Degree Assault- Causing Serious Physical Injury to a Special Victim; a Class C Felony for Delivery of a Controlled Substance; and a Class E Felony for Keeping or Maintaining a Public Nuisance.
Widger- who originally pleaded not guilty to all charges on July 23, 2018- entered a guilty plea to a Class Felony for Second-Degree Murder and a Class D Felony for Possession of a Controlled Substance on August 2.
Widger is scheduled to be sentenced at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 20, at Henry County Circuit Court.