'The impacts of COVID 19 no longer warrant the suspension of our constitutional rights,' Sheriff Fortney wrote Tuesday.
Sheriff Adam Fortney of Snohomish County in Washington State wrote in a Tuesday Facebook post that he would not be enforcing the stay-at-home orders enacted by Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
Sheriff Fortney disagreed with Inslee's decisions, calling into question the classifications of some businesses as"essential" and disparaging the governor's efforts to reopen Washington State for business.
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