SOURCE: usatoday.com
Dallas salon owner who reopened in defiance of Texas'
coronavirus restrictions sentenced to 7 days in jail
Minutes after Gov. Greg Abbott announced salons and barbershops in Texas could reopen Friday, a Dallas salon owner was sentenced to seven days in jail Tuesday for violating state and county orders to close her salon amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Shelley Luther, owner of Salon a la Mode, was fined to $ 7,000 for ignoring a restraining order from state District Judge Eric Moyé, according to the Dallas Morning News. She also received a cease-and-desist letter from County Judge Clay Jenkins on Friday. She ripped up the letter the next day at a rally.
"Come and get it, Judge Clay Jenkins. Come and get it," she said at the time, the Morning News reported. "You have rights to feed your children and make income. And anyone that wants to take away those rights is wrong."
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Luther reopened her salon on April 24 after Dallas County ordered all nonessential businesses to close in March. Since then, Luther said she hadn't earned income and didn't receive a federal loan aimed at supporting small businesses until Sunday.
Luther said she reopened the salon while following social distancing guidelines, but the city attorney argued that it didn't matter because Luther defied the judge's temporary restraining order.
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