A Texas salon owner has been sentenced to seven days in jail for defying a state-wide coronavirus lockdown and keeping her shop open, even after a judge ordered her to close down.
Shelley Luther, 46, was put behind bars for a week under the court-ordered punishment, which comes amid broader efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Luther was jailed on Tuesday and fined $7,000, according to CBS Dallas Forth Worth. Luther refused to shut down her Salon a la Mode business last month under the governor’s sweeping stay-at-home order, which affects all non-essential businesses, including nail salons.
She kept the shop open even after receiving a citation, a cease and desist letter and a restraining order, the court heard. Luther, who also runs Hot