Nevada Man Charged with Trespassing After He Allegedly Refused to Wear Mask at Hard Rock Casino Bar
Posted on: July 5, 2020, 10:27h.
Last updated on: July 6, 2020, 08:52h.
A 32-year-old Nevada man was arrested for trespassing early Saturday, July 4, after he allegedly refrained from putting on a facial covering while sitting at a bar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe.
The man, who lives in Ruhenstroth, Nevada, and was not identified in local press accounts, was ordered by casino security staff at about 2 am to put on the mask while he was in the Stateline gaming property.
He was told repeatedly by security officers to put on the mask or leave the bar, according to the Record-Courier, a local newspaper in Gardnerville, Nevada.?He later was taken into custody by officers for trespassing and charged by the Douglas County Sheriff’s office.
When speaking with sheriff’s deputies, he told them “he did not care about the face masks and was not wearing one,” the Record-Courier said. Eventually, he started to argue with the officers.
Douglas County Sheriff: ‘No Mask Arrests’
The arrest was made despite the Douglas County Sheriff’s office issuing a statement on June 25 that it would not arrest anyone for violating Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask order.
Due to the minor nature of the offense, the potential for negative enforcement encounters, and anticipating the various ways in which the order could be violated, it would be inappropriate for deputies to criminally enforce the Governor’s directive. Accordingly, the Sheriff’s Office will not be doing so,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement last month.
Later this weekend, the man appeared before Stateline’s Tahoe Justice Court where Justice of the Peace Richard Glasson ordered him to wear a mask or another facial covering approved by Nevada or California authorities, the Record-Courier reported.
The defendant was also ordered to stay out of the casinos in Stateline. He was released on his own recognizance.
Tougher Coronavirus Enforcement
Last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced it had opened 111 investigations into possible compliance failures at state casinos. The NGCB’s Enforcement Division conducted 1,453 inspections and observations of nonrestricted casinos to determine whether state-mandated health and safety measures were being properly executed.
The NGCB also conducted 6,008 inspections of restricted gaming licensees. Restricted licenses allow businesses to operate no more than 15 slot machines. Gaming at these venues must be incidental to the primary business.
In Las Vegas, The Venetian denied a recent report Saturday that it was rumored to be closing temporarily because of coronavirus concerns. The same report said Caesars Palace could also temporarily shutter after the Independence Day weekend. But that, too, was an unconfirmed rumor reported by Vital Vegas.
Pressure is continuing to build on Gov. Sisolak and state legislators to enact a bill during this week’s special session that would require more safeguards to protect casino workers from coronavirus. One gaming property employee, identified as Adolfo Fernandez, a utility porter at Caesars Palace, died last month after testing positive for COVID-19. The Culinary Union wants the proposed legislation named in Fernandez’s memory.
Last week, diverse businesses in Nevada were admonished by Sisolak to comply with state coronavirus requirements, such as wearing facial coverings. State inspectors found only 49 percent of businesses inspected in a single day, such as bars, restaurants, and other enterprises were compliant with state COVID-19 regulations.
“I will not hesitate to take swift and decisive actions next week directed at targeted industries or areas … concerning COVID-19 trends and non-compliance,” the governor said in a statement issued last week.
Related News Articles
Most Popular
Why UFC Vows Never to Return to Vegas Sphere
Corey Levitan
— September 11, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Largest Golden Nugget’ is Real
Corey Levitan
— September 20, 2024
Most Commented
Most Read
LOST VEGAS: First Documented ‘Trick Roll’ by a Prostitute
Corey Levitan
— September 9, 2024
LOST VEGAS: The Dark Secret Behind Mr. Sy’s Casino of Fun
Corey Levitan
— September 11, 2024
Last Comments ( 21 )
Casino security guards have zero powers of arrest or detention. The fact that the Sheriff's deputies didn't arrest those guards for assault shows that they -- much like the "justice of the peace" -- are bought and controlled by the casinos. Funny how police officers (think Derek Chauvin) who restrain people for committing actual CRIMES get censured and incarcerated, while casino security guards are allowed to lay hands on people with impunity. I'm curious what would happen if these same casino guards --- NOT "security officers," security guards -- laid hands on a Sheriff Deputy's family member for not having a mask on. Would they still claim that the guards were acting in good faith? It's too bad we aren't allowed to use our firearms (in self-defense) on these wannabe cops. Someone needs to put them in their place and teach them to keep their hands to themselves. If they want to physically detain/manhandle people, they should join the Police Academy.
Michelle Congdon is a complete moron wow....hahah
The truth is that everything being "done" to stop the spread of covid is completely utterly nonsense. Gov Sissylocks is an inept politician who is only reacting to what the mass media reports and wants us all to be in fear and continue to disinform people almost as if they want people to get sick from it and die... See masks actually encourage the virus by limiting oxygen which will kill it normally with the body's healthy immune system.. The real threat is ignorance here and the fact i can't even buy basic disinfectants that seem to be unavailable on or with purpose. A simple infection can become life threatening if mrsa or missa manifests.. That and basic health care that i need and cannot obtain because of this guy that somehow was elected gov.. I didn't vote for him or the crook the republicans ran who I believe would have done and been no differnt than the current one on this issue.. if you read all commercially available mask cartons it states on the outside it WILL NOT PROTECT YOU FROM VIRUS's...You think a homemade one out of cloth will protect you. I would laugh at all who wear them except the askholes at some places refuse to let you in or help you so i would only escalate another issue I have pending. See you all need to find true non biassed real facts.. If you read the MASS. medical journal on covid you will see this is a created panic and the mask is there to remind you of it and create fear..They want to crash the market sop they can snatch up a business for cheap and run it at a loss to effect tax breaks... There is too much to this story with Bill Gates and the last man standing program that uses almost verbatim references that are no coincidence but carefully orchestrated social engineering uses certain ave's ie suggestive programming of popular tv and movies... The programming is what Bill knows best..If you think its a conspiracy or label it to be cute then look up what it actually means what it is sadly it is true.. both mainstream political parties are ruining this country... politicians like Steve SISOSLACK lack proper reasoning skill or are outright following orders and are perfectly possessed. These people who are governors and lawmakers need to be held accountable for the damage they are causing cuz its a criminal conspiracy for reals.. I have done my homework and it sucks to know that these people are lying and cheating us out of the only thing we can't replace and that is time maybe more.. The immune system is the key to this lots of fresh air and alleviate stress.. The talking heads proved that politics and government have way too much power over our rights which they have been eroding for far too long and the authority they are given the attack us with it. The man went into the bar they said wear a mask or leave.. Mind you the bar on private property has the right to refuse and toss anyone they want to without any reason... It might not be the best idea but then we live in a time when people choose to be stupid when they don't have to be... The mask does nothing but alleviate anxiety of the so called pandemic, the Mass. journal of medicine stated it in so many words.
The Douglas County Sheriff has done seniors no favors by not enforcing the mask mandate. While shopping today in HIS county, a man yelled fu when asked to wear a mask and stomped out of the store. I’m all for a ticket, $20 bucks, A $100 fine misdemeanor charges and community service, then jail time. How can employees be expected to enforce mask rules by the employer because the employer will be fined by OSHA If they don’t. Shame on the sheriff. He’s made it unsafe for seniors to shop or go to casinos.
You look over the comments and you wonder who raised these cretins. Rude, crude, lying, delusional, racist, conspiracy kooks and just plain mean. Says more about them than any of what they said about others. When you show how stupid you are then expect everyone else to be amazed. That and make fun of you. Such fine representatives of Nevada.
That woman begging the greedy criminal sisoidiot to close more biz is insane and or stupid! This casino workers can find jobs elsewhere?? All I can say is I hope you didn't use your real name, because your biz should be boycotted!! As for sisoidiot, and all the sick criminal so called puplic servants involved in this complete hoax! How fricking stupid do you people think we are? Or a better ques is how stupid are you? Because either all of you are complete idiots, or your purposely faking and lying!! Either way NONE OF YOU BELONG IN OFFICE!!! God I wish the mob was running Las vegas still!!! Every single one of you monsters destroying our country and state would be feeding the disgusting carp in lake mead!! Which I prefer to jail!!! Because it's sad to waste taxes on keeping you in jail!! Which is where you will end up!! May God have mercy on you, because history and the educated vigilant people of Nevada absolutely WILL NOT!! IF I. WE'RE YOU I WOULD REVERSE ALL YOUR CRAP AND RUN! DO NOT EVEN THINK OF SHARING MY INFO WITH ANYONE.. I WILL HAVE NO PROB DRAGGING YOU TO COURT!