ATILIS GYM--NJ COURT DISMISSES ALL CHARGES, WHO DEFIED GOV. MURPHY'S COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ORDERS

NOTE---STRONG LANGUAGE--- A New Jersey court has dismissed all charges against Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym, who defied Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 lockdown orders.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

In a significant legal victory, Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, has had all 80 charges against him dismissed by a New Jersey court. The charges stemmed from Smith’s decision to reopen his gym in May 2020, in defiance of Democratic Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 lockdown mandates.  Smith reopened Atilis Gym, arguing that the lockdown orders were unconstitutional and harmful to small businesses. The confrontation escalated in July 2020 when police officers forcefully arrested Smith for repeatedly violating the state’s shutdown orders. Officers, including K-9 units, burst through the gym’s doors and arrested the owners for defying the governor’s directives.

The state’s aggressive response included seizing $165,000 from the gym’s accounts,....MORE AT New Jersey Court Dismisses 80 Charges Against Atilis Gym Owner - [your]NEWS (yournews.com)