Dawn Wynn: US Marshals involved in search for missing Arkansas woman accused of killing husband in his sleep

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The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is now involved in the search for Dawn Rene Wynn, an Arkansas woman accused of murdering her husband in his sleep who is now missing after she was released on bond.

Wynn, 49, is accused of murder and armed criminal action in connection to the 2021 shooting death of her husband.

"We're doing some follow-ups and trying to get everything over to the Marshals, who are helping us out," McDonald County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) Lt. Michael Hall told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

USMS confirmed that it recently became involved in the search for the woman, who was reported missing this week by the MCSO in Missouri and the Benton County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) in Arkansas, because there is a warrant out for her arrest.

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Missouri prosecutors released Dawn Rene Wynn on bond after she was accused of murdering her husband, and she has since disappeared. (McDonald Sheriff's Office)

Wynn's son-in-law, Lane Ridenstine, told 40/49 News that Wynn left a "suicide note," saying she was going to "drown herself."

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"It's something that she would use to distract everybody and make everybody think that's where she's going," he told the outlet. "In reality, she could be going back to South Carolina, where she's got family."

Hall said the BCSO is in possession of the suicide note and other personal items belonging to Wynn.

Dawn Rene Lynn is accused of shooting her husband in the head while he was asleep. (Benton County Sheriff's Office)

MCSO said earlier this week that Wynn should be considered armed and dangerous after she was released on bond while facing charges for shooting her husband in the back of the head while he was asleep.

Wynn was released as a result of a 2019 Missouri Supreme Court ruling on a Missouri Bond Reform law, according to authorities, which allows certain Missouri criminals out on bond in an effort to make the criminal justice fairer to those who cannot afford bail.

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Wynn is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs between 150 and 170 pounds, and has short, black hair.

Dawn Rene Lynn was last seen in the area of Jennifer Lane in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Google Maps)

She was last seen in the area of Jennifer Lane in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, according to the BCSO.

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Wynn is not originally from Missouri and may be headed to northeast Oklahoma. She also has ties in southwestern Missouri and South Carolina, according to Benton authorities.

Anyone with information about the 49-year-old's whereabouts is asked to contact either the U.S. Marshals at 417-831-0588, MCSO at 417-223-4318, BCSO at 479-273-5532, or a local law enforcement agency.