Mississippi woman known as ‘serial wedding crasher’ dies at 57
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — According to an online obituary, a woman who admitted on Thursday to stealing from two north Alabama couples at their weddings in 2019 has died at 57 years old.
Sandra Henson died on February 8 in Mississippi, the obituary says.
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Henson pleaded guilty to third-degree theft of property and fourth-degree theft of property in December and was sentenced by Judge Ben Graves to 31 months in the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Henson’s attorneys argued at the time Henson should not be sentenced to time in prison due to medical conditions she was suffering from. The attorney said in addition to having had three heart attacks, Henson suffered a stroke while serving time in a Mississippi prison for another case, and has failing kidneys.
The attorney said Henson is currently in dialysis treatment three times a week and argued that all of that medical care would cost the State of Alabama too much to make it worthwhile.
Judge Graves sentenced Henson to 31 months with the Alabama Department of Corrections, to pay restitution and court fines. However, Henson did not have to serve the majority of that time in prison as Graves ordered Henson to spend two weekends, for a full 48 hours, in jail.
“One for each wedding you crashed,” he said.
At that hearing, Henson gave her own, tearful, statement.
“I am so sorry,” she said. “I know you don’t believe me, but I’m sorry.”
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