Deaconess, 73, in jail for "looting"

"Merlene Maten undoubtedly stood out in the prison where she has been held since Hurricane Katrina. The 73-year-old church deaconess, never before in trouble with the law, spent two weeks among hardened criminals. Her bail was a stiff $50,000.

"Her offense? Police say the grandmother from New Orleans took $63.50 in goods from a looted deli the day after Katrina struck."
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