Texas Governor and AG Come to Dallas Salon Owner's Defense; Released from Jail after Texas Supreme Court Order

Tré Goins-Phillips : May 8, 2020
Faithwire.com

"I'm a little overwhelmed. I just want to thank all of you who I just barely met and now you're all my friends. You mean so much to me. Thank you so, so much." -Shelley Luther, salon owner

[Faithwire.com] After spending two days behind bars, the Dallas salon owner jailed for reopening her business has been released from custody. (Image: AP Photo-LM Otero /via Faithwire)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), and state Attorney General Ken Paxton all came to Shelley Luther's defense earlier this week after Judge Eric Moyé sentenced her to seven days in jail for opening Salon à La Mode during the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday morning, the Texas Supreme Court ordered Luther to be released from state custody one day after Paxton called Moyé's sentence "outrageous and out of touch."

The judge originally sentenced Luther to a week in jail and slapped her with a $7,000 fine—a fee Patrick offered to pay—after she defiantly opened the doors of her salon due to financial strain caused by the state-mandated closures in March of "nonessential" businesses... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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