FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Dymond Monroe , the 21-year-old driver charged in a crash that killed three E.E. Smith High School football players , was released Thursday after making her first court appearance at the Cumberland County Detention Center.

Monroe entered the courtroom visibly distraught, holding a stuffed animal as she faced a judge for the first time since the crash. Her attorney sought to have her $300,000 bond lowered, but District Court Judge Tiffany Whitfield rejected the request, siding with prosecutors who argued the bond should remain unchanged.

Despite that ruling, Monroe later secured her release. Under the terms of her bond, she is allowed to travel only for court and medical appointments.

Defense attorney Aerial Chatman said Monroe's injuries from the crash

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