A Maryland man has been sentenced to one year in jail after he hosted two parties against the governor's COVID-19 large gathering orders, prosecutors said.
Following a bench trial, Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, was convicted of two counts of failure to comply with an emergency order, according to a Friday statement from the Charles County State's Attorney's Office.
Officers found about 50 people at Myers' home and they told Myers that his party violated the current rules, prosecutors said.
Myers allegedly argued with the officers, but he "eventually agreed to disband his party," prosecutors said.
Days later, on March 27, officers again responded to Myers' home for another report of a party with more than 50 people.
Man gets 1 year in jail for holding large parties against COVID-19 rules
A Maryland man has been sentenced to one year in jail after he hosted two parties against the governor's COVID-19 orders.
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