Tracey Maness, a longtime friend of Cody Johnson's mother, Sherry, said family and friends were disappointed by the judge's decision to release Graham. Maness declined to comment further, telling The Associated Press in an email Thursday that the family has asked friends to stop talking to the media
Johnson loved her and was excited for their marriage after a two-year courtship, but his relatives suspected that Graham didn't exactly reciprocate, family friend Tracey Maness said. She was aloof, didn't want to spend time with his family, and clammed up when she did, Maness said.