Police are arresting and fining people for violating coronavirus distancing orders
CNNCNN — Across the nation, people are under strict orders to follow social distancing guidelines in order to lower the risk of coronavirus spreading. On Tuesday, police in baton Rouge, Louisiana issued Pastor Tony Spell a misdemeanor summons for six counts of violating the governor’s executive order barring large gatherings. Spell, who told CNN he believes the coronavirus pandemic is “politically motivated,” said his March 22 services at Life Tabernacle Church drew in about 1,000 people. Weddings Several people in New Jersey continued with their wedding festivities even after the state restricted large gatherings, according to the New Jersey Attorney General. In New Jersey, police broke up a party of more than 30 people after responding to a noise complaint in Penns Grove last weekend, the state’s Attorney General said in a news release.
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