Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a $500 fine after a judge found that she was in contempt of court for violating a court order and disrespecting the judge in a capital murder case.

Duty was booked into the Williamson County Jail on Aug. 6 and immediately released on a personal recognizance bond pending her appeal of the decision.

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