A Bradley County, Tenn., woman was arrested in General Sessions Court this week after allegedly giving testimony under oath that contradicted statements she had made to a sheriff’s detective investigating an aggravated assault case.
Nicole Rachel WalkerNicole Rachel Walker, 30, was taken from the courtroom to the county jail and charged with aggravated perjury, a news release from the sheriff’s office stated.
Sheriff Eric Watson said aggravated perjury is a class D felony that entails giving false testimony at an official proceeding. Statements that Walker made to an investigator in July were presented during the hearing and contradicted her testimony on the witness stand.
Bond for Walker, who gave an address on Strawberry Lane, was set at $10,000 pending her return to court for arraignment.