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Illinois mayor orders police to arrest quarantine violators: his wife is soon detained

The mayor of Olton (Illinois) Brant Walker asked residents to stay home. After the officers reported that people continued to ignore the rules, the mayor ordered the city police department to arrest violators at their discretion. Writes about this CNN.

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“These are very serious times and I implore you to stay home,” Brant Walker said.

In less than 48 hours, the police dispersed the meeting at the Hirama Bar in the city center. Among those present was the mayor's wife.

Walker said the police conducted an investigation and stopped a public meeting in violation of Illinois at around 01:00 on Sunday, March 5. He said the police also informed him that his wife was there.

“I have directed the Chief of Police to treat her the same as any citizen violating a shelter-in-place order and to ensure that she is not treated differently,” Walker said in a statement.

The Illinois isolation order prohibits any public or private gatherings of any number of people outside of the same household or housing unit. The Alton Police Department press release received several complaints that the bar continues to work on weekends.

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Officers did not detect any unauthorized activity until March 5, when "several individuals were in the bar - an area out of public view - in apparent disregard of the order and requests to self-quarantine," the report said.

Alton Police confirmed that all violators were charged with reckless conduct, a Class A felony charge punishable by up to 364 days in jail and/or a $2500 fine.

The mayor stated that he was embarrassed by the actions of his wife.

“My wife is an adult capable of making her own decisions, and in this case she had a glaring lack of judgment,” Walker said. “She now faces the same consequences for her rash decision as others who chose to break the lockdown order during this incident.”

“I am embarrassed by this and apologize to the citizens of Alton for whatever this story may cause in our city,” he added.

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