![Former Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Howell leaves court Wednesday followed by Helen Gilbert, right, the sister of Eurie Martin, the man Howell and co-defendants Rhett Scott and Henry Copeland are accused of murdering in 2017.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-10/microsoftteams-image_20.png?itok=8PsuS6D1)
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Former Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Howell leaves court Wednesday followed by Helen Gilbert, right, the sister of Eurie Martin, the man Howell and co-defendants Rhett Scott and Henry Copeland are accused of murdering in 2017.
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