( CNN ) -- A California elementary school principal , arrested in connection with her husband 's death , was released from custody Tuesday after a court hearing for her was postponed and the time expired that she could be held without being charged . She was to be released with no formal charges filed as prosecutors waited for more information from the Kern County , California , sheriff 's department , according to information confirmed by Kern County District Attorney David Zulfa . Leslie Jenea Chance , principal of an elementary school in Bakersfield , was arrested late Thursday . The body of her husband , Todd Chance , was found August 25 in an almond orchard in Bakersfield , a city about 100 miles north of Los Angeles . His black Ford Mustang was found abandoned in a residential area . `` We do believe she is the person who drove that car to the neighborhood , then dropped it off , then walked away from the vehicle , '' Ray Pruitt , a spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff 's Office , said after the arrest . An arraignment hearing was scheduled for Tuesday , but the hearing was postponed . Zulfa confirmed to CNN that Chance 's release was pending Tuesday afternoon , with the time expiring that she could be held without formal charges filed . An operator at the Kern County Jail said Chance was freed about 6 p.m. ( 9 p.m . ET ) . Leslie Chance , 46 , has been principal of Fairview Elementary School in Bakersfield for three years . She was married to Todd Chance , 45 , for 17 years , according to his obituary in the Bakersfield Californian newspaper . Tuesday morning , Leslie Chance 's name was still listed as the principal on the school website , even though she was being held in jail without bail at that time . CNN 's Chuck Conder contributed to this report .
NEW : School principal arrested in connection with Chance 's shooting is released from jail . Todd Chance 's body was found on August 25 . Nancy Chance , a school principal , was arrested . Deputies allege Chance stole her husband 's car after the shooting .