Man Arrested For Alleged Non-Compliance On School Board Mask Rules

(Richmond, RI) -- A man was arrested for not wearing a mask at a Chariho [[ CHAR-ee-ho ]] School Committee meeting on Tuesday night. WJAR-TV reports 37-year-old Jeremy Palmer was charged with disturbing a public assembly. Richmond police say Kelly showed up to the meeting without a mask in violation of a school district mandate, then after putting one on, he took it off when he sat down. Authorities say Kelly refused to follow orders to wear a mask or alternately leave the meeting.

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