Woman previously convicted of killing husband arrested again on new charge

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) — A 58-year-old Indiana woman with a reckless homicide conviction is facing a new charge after deputies said she was found intoxicated and parked in the middle of a street early Monday.Wendy Payne was booked just after midnight Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. She was held on a $2,500 bond.Deputies describe sceneVanderburgh County deputies said they found Payne parked in the middle of Van Ness Avenue, near Kedzie Avenue, on the west side.Deputies said Payne was so intoxicated she nearly fell several times. She allegedly told them she had been drinking at Leroy’s Tavern.At the jail, deputies say a breath test showed Payne’s blood alcohol content was 0.228, nearly three times the legal limit.Authorities said Payne was convicted of driving while intoxicated in Henderson in July.Prior conviction in EvansvillePayne was also found guilty of reckless homicide in 2021 after stabbing her husband, Edward, to death in 2019 at their Glenview Drive