“Feeding my kids is not selfish,” she told Moye. “I couldn’t feed my family, and my stylists couldn’t feed their families,” Luther testified, saying she had applied for a federal loan but didn’t receive it until Sunday.ĭallas County Judge Eric Moye said during the hearing that he would consider levying a fine instead of jail time if Luther would apologize and not reopen until she was allowed to do so, but Luther refused. However, she continued to defy the order.ĭuring Tuesday’s hearing, Luther said she kept the salon open because she needed the money. Last month, Luther was issued a citation for keeping open her Dallas salon despite state and local directives that kept nonessential businesses closed. “Compliance with executive orders during this pandemic is important to ensure public safety however, surely there are less restrictive means to achieving that goal than jailing a Texas mother,” Abbott said. Greg Abbott relaxed more coronavirus restrictions statewide, allowing barbershops and hair salons to reopen Friday.Ībbott, a Republican, said in a Wednesday statement that he thinks the punishment for violating his executive order was “excessive.” Shelley Luther was booked in the Dallas County jail on Tuesday afternoon following a video hearing during which she was found in contempt of court and sentenced to a week behind bars.
Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĭALLAS (AP) - A Texas’ judge’s decision to jail a hair salon owner for defying restrictions meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus has drawn criticism from the governor and state attorney general. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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