From Valleynewslive · · 50s
Woman previously convicted of killing husband arrested again
Wendy Payne, convicted of reckless homicide, faces new DWI charge after being found intoxicated.
In brief
Wendy Payne, convicted of reckless homicide, faces new DWI charge after being found intoxicated. Wendy Payne, previously convicted of reckless homicide in 2021, was arrested on a new DWI charge with a blood alcohol level of 0.228. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Wendy Payne arrested
Wendy Payne, 58, was booked on a DWI charge after deputies found her intoxicated and parked in the middle of a street early Monday.
Blood alcohol level 0.228
Deputies reported Payne’s blood alcohol content was 0.228, nearly three times the legal limit, after she was found near Kedzie Avenue.
Prior reckless homicide conviction
Payne was convicted of reckless homicide in 2021 after stabbing her husband Edward to death in 2019 at their Glenview Drive home.
The big picture
Wendy Payne, previously convicted of reckless homicide in 2021, was arrested on a new DWI charge with a blood alcohol level of 0.228.
