Complex sentence: Her lie makes Tony fearful of the Malaysian justice system and he abandons Lewis and flies back to the U.S. Sheriff follows Tony, but decides to face jail to save his friend and returns to the courtroom in which Lewis is being tried.
Split into simpler sentences: Her lie makes Tony fearful of the Malaysian justice system and he abandons Lewis and flies back to the United States. Sheriff initially follows Tony, but decides to face jail to save his friend and returns to the courtroom in which Lewis is being tried.