Police in a suburb of New York City made their first arrest under a controversial local law banning face masks that was enacted earlier this month.
The Nassau County Police Department on Long Island said they arrested 18-year-old Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo on Sunday night after receiving reports of a suspicious person.Ramirez Castillo was allegedly found wearing a black ski mask and all-black clothing. Police said the young man appeared to be trying to conceal something in his waistband, which turned out to be a 14-inch knife.
A spokesperson for the department told The Associated Press that Ramirez Castillo would also face a misdemeanor violation for wearing the face mask — which is punishable with up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.The Mask Transparency Act, signed on Aug. 14 in Nassau County, bans the wearing of face masks in public except for 'health, safety, religious or cultural purposes.
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