Shelley Luther, a Texas salon owner who defied coronavirus stay-at-home regulations, is being released from jail. In a Thursday morning tweet, Gov.
Greg Abbott said her punishment was unjust. He said he’s “eliminating jail for violating an order, retroactive to April 2, superseding local orders. “Criminals shouldn’t be released to prevent COVID-19 just to put business owners in their place,” he tweeted.
He added that putting Texans in jail whose businesses shut down “through no fault of their own is wrong.” Throwing Texans in jail whose biz's shut down through no fault of their own is wrong.
I am eliminating jail for violating an order, retroactive to April 2, superseding local orders. Criminals shouldn’t be released to prevent COVID-19