A Florida woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars for the choices she made that resulted in the death of a deputy, even though she did not fire the shot that took his life.

Earlier this month, Cheryl Lynn Williams , 49, was found guilty by a Polk County jury on all counts against her, including murder in the second degree , resisting an officer with violence while armed, three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

In October 2022, the defendant was arrested on 13 felony charges after Polk County Sheriff's Office Deputy Blane Lane, 21, was shot and killed by friendly fire while part of a four-person team serving a felony arrest warrant on Williams at her residence in Polk City – a small tow

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