COVID Curfew Violators Arrested — Including Prominent Restaurant Owner
Police arrested at least a half-dozen people — including a prominent restaurant owner — in Key West, Florida, for violating the city’s New Year’s Eve COVID-19 curfew, the Key West Citizen reported.
Police arrested at least a half-dozen people on Thursday night for violating the City of Key West's New Year's Eve curfew, including prominent restaurateur Joe Walsh. https://t.co/spjNHcv29a
— Key West Citizen (@KeyWestCitizen) January 1, 2021
. . .The paper said Joe Walsh has been a vocal opponent of several city COVID-19 restrictions, including a mask requirement, and that on Thursday he emailed City Manager Greg Veliz stating he wouldn’t close Fogarty’s, his bar and restaurant.
Turns out Walsh’s business was the only one that failed to heed the city’s curfew, which required nonessential businesses to close at 10 p.m. every night through Sunday, the Citizen reported.
“He said it was not a real law,” Veliz added to the paper regarding Walsh’s objection to the curfew.
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Restaurant owner Joe Walsh refused and stood open as many other attendees stayed as well
Police in union with what appears to be “yellow vest” city workers clear the bar out and arrests were made
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) January 1, 2021
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