Inmate Makes Bail Selling Christmas Cards

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From dfw.com

A man with plenty of time to spare as he awaited trial on drug charges drew and sold Christmas cards to raise enough extra money to post bond and get out of the Boone County jail.

Charlie Cook, 34, and his wife Laurie, 19, were arrested Oct. 12 and charged with making methampetamine, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and manufacturing meth in the presense of children - a 2-year-old girl and a 9-month-old boy.

Mrs. Cook's bond was set at $20,000, but she was released on a signature bond because she was five months' pregnant. Cook's bond was set at $30,000.

After visiting with prison missionaries, Cook became inspired to draw winter scenes as Christmas cards. Clarence Yoder, a Mennonite who had visited Cook in jail, liked the cards so much that he took them to his bakery and sold them for $2 each... Entire Story Here