South Texas county to arrest people positive for COVID-19 who don’t self-quarantine

July 9, 2020 in News by RBN Staff

 

Source: CBS Austin

Brooks County will begin arresting people who test positive for COVID-19 and do not self-quarantine. (File photo: CBS Austin)

 

Brooks County, located north of McAllen in South Texas, will begin arresting people who test positive for COVID-19 and do not self-quarantine.

KIII reports that Brooks County attorney David Garcia made the announcement after community members notified his office of seeing people who tested positive for the coronavirus at grocery stores and businesses.

“If you’re going to go out and endanger other people, and we find out about it, we will prosecute you,” Garcia told KIII. “People have not really embraced the dangers of COVID-19. It’s dangerous. It’s killing people, and it’s making people very sick. So either do it because you’re concerned about others or do it because you’re going to be punished if you don’t.”

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“There’s a number of statutes out there that can be used so once you test positive, stay home,” Garcia added.