Saskatchewan, CA-Kelly Saunders found her future written on a t-shirt tag by Canda—a clothing line in large chain department stores that provides affordable fashion for the lower middle class—sending her to Canada where she is now imprisoned at Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary.
In the spring of 2003, Saunders life was not going the way she had planned. Her boyfriend of 5 weeks left her, the 12-karat gold plating that made up her two front teeth was falling out, and her promotion at the local Dairy Queen where she had been working for the past 2 years never came.
That was when Saunders decided to go shopping to ease her troubled mind and found the ticket to determine her future.
“I was in Wal-Mart’s dressin’ room, takin’ the security button and price tag off a shirt when I found what I was looking for,” she explained through the prison window.
Before slipping the shirt over her head, Saunders caught a glimpse of a Canda tag on the back of the garment, and believed this was a sign from above. Without hesitation, Saunders packed up her trailer home and headed north on the interstate towards the Canada border.
Weeks prior to her discovery, Father Donald Petrod of The Church of Holy Haw in Hot Springs, Arkansas, assured Saunders that she would soon find the guidance she was looking for.
“I told her she would get an omen,” Father Petrod said shaking his head. “but any idiot knows the difference between Canada and Canda.”
Just after crossing the border, Saunders checked into an off-highway motel for the night where the police intercepted her.
“She looked like a nice enough lady, so I checked her into a room,” motel clerk Eric Weiser said. “It wasn’t until after I gave her the room key that I saw her picture on a wanted poster that was tacked on my board.”
Police generated the wanted poster after victim Lee Farsum’s garden gnome was stolen from her lawn in the quaint town of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, where stealing lawn ornaments is a federal offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison.
Although the photo resembles Saunders, her guilt remains unconfirmed while police try to find records confirming her whereabouts during the time of the incident.
From her jail cell, Saunders is working with lawyers to prove her innocence and they will be taking the Canda clothing company to court for false advertising.
“The label got Ms. Saunders into more trouble than she ever bargained for,” Saunders’ lawyer said in a recent hearing.
In the spring of 2003, Saunders life was not going the way she had planned. Her boyfriend of 5 weeks left her, the 12-karat gold plating that made up her two front teeth was falling out, and her promotion at the local Dairy Queen where she had been working for the past 2 years never came.
That was when Saunders decided to go shopping to ease her troubled mind and found the ticket to determine her future.
“I was in Wal-Mart’s dressin’ room, takin’ the security button and price tag off a shirt when I found what I was looking for,” she explained through the prison window.
Before slipping the shirt over her head, Saunders caught a glimpse of a Canda tag on the back of the garment, and believed this was a sign from above. Without hesitation, Saunders packed up her trailer home and headed north on the interstate towards the Canada border.
Weeks prior to her discovery, Father Donald Petrod of The Church of Holy Haw in Hot Springs, Arkansas, assured Saunders that she would soon find the guidance she was looking for.
“I told her she would get an omen,” Father Petrod said shaking his head. “but any idiot knows the difference between Canada and Canda.”
Just after crossing the border, Saunders checked into an off-highway motel for the night where the police intercepted her.
“She looked like a nice enough lady, so I checked her into a room,” motel clerk Eric Weiser said. “It wasn’t until after I gave her the room key that I saw her picture on a wanted poster that was tacked on my board.”
Police generated the wanted poster after victim Lee Farsum’s garden gnome was stolen from her lawn in the quaint town of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, where stealing lawn ornaments is a federal offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison.
Although the photo resembles Saunders, her guilt remains unconfirmed while police try to find records confirming her whereabouts during the time of the incident.
From her jail cell, Saunders is working with lawyers to prove her innocence and they will be taking the Canda clothing company to court for false advertising.
“The label got Ms. Saunders into more trouble than she ever bargained for,” Saunders’ lawyer said in a recent hearing.
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