infoFlorida lawyer arrested during city commission meeting after taking off mask

Florida lawyer arrested during city commission meeting after taking off mask

Lawyer Ray Washington was addressing the commission when his mask began to give him trouble. It slipped beneath his nose multiple times before he took it off and continued to speak.

Mayor Lauren Poe asked Washington to put his mask back on, but Washington refused. Poe adjourned the meeting so the matter could be handled.

Washington refused to put his mask back on, he was trespassed from city hall.

When he refused to leave after being trespassed, Washington was placed under arrest.