Texas Woman Is Sentenced To 8 Days In Prison For The Crime Of Opening Her Salon

From Heavy.com- Shelley Luther is the owner of the Salon À la Mode in Dallas, Texas, and she has been sentenced to seven days in prison and given a $7,000 fine for opening her salon despite the stay-at-home order from Governor Greg Abbott and the state and county’s orders to close all non-essential businesses.

On Tuesday, May 5, Luther was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined $7,000. Dallas County Judge Eric V. Moyé found Luther to be criminally and civilly in contempt of court and said that reopening her salon was a selfish act. The judge told Luther that she could avoid jail time if she closed the salon and apologized for her actions.


Luther responded to the judge and said she could not comply with the orders and would not apologize. She said: “I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I’m selfish, because feeding my kids is not selfish. So, sir, if you think the law’s more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision. But I am not going to shut the salon.”

Luther wore a mask to the hearing, and she was immediately taken into custody afterward. Her lawyer, Warren V. Norred, told The New York Times that they planned on appealing immediately.