Meanwhile, Henrico sheriff’s deputy Special Montague said her two encounters with Morris after Morris pleaded guilty gave her enough pause that she spoke about it to her superiors and wrote a memo.

Montague’s account of her conversations with Morris are consistent with Morris’ contention that she was expecting Morrissey to represent her in court Oct. 12, not the associate who showed up and who represented her when she pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 90 days and given until Oct. 15 to report to jail.

Montague said she recalled seeing Morris soon after she pleaded guilty.

“She was upset, she was crying and when I was trying to explain to her about reporting to jail and her fines and costs, she wasn’t letting me talk, she was cutting me off, she just was upset and kind of getting smart,” Montague said.

The next day, Oct. 13, Montague was picking up paperwork from the clerks’ offices when she saw Morris again, Montague said.

“She flagged me down on the steps in the courthouse and she said she wanted to apologize to me how she behaved in court,” she said. “She stated that she wasn’t herself and she said she had went through a lot with her attorney.