73-year-old diabetic NO grandmother arrested for "looting deli"
Police in this New Orleans suburb arrested Merlene Maten the day after the hurricane on charges she took $63.50 in goods from a looted deli. Though never before in trouble with the law, her bail was set at a stiff $50,000 and she was shipped away to a state penitentiary.
CNN.com - Family: Sausage lands grandmother in jail - Sep 16, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, September 16, 2005