GRandmother held for two weeks, gretna strikes again.
thi is the same story I posted a while ago, first appeared in the Guardian in London.
www.azstarnet.com: "GRETNA, La. (AP) -- A 73-year-old woman who was jailed for more than two weeks after authorities accused her of looting was released Friday evening.
Merlene Maten said the first thing she wanted to do was visit her 80-year-old husband.
'I thank God this ordeal is over,' she said after being released from the parish jail. 'I did nothing wrong.'
Police arrested Maten the day after Hurricane Katrina on charges she took $63.50 in goods from a looted deli. Her bail had been set at $50,000."